The emails the emails oh god the emails

There are two types of books in the Weddings section at the local B&N: books for the bride, which tend to be about 40 lbs. and come workbook-style with budget calculators and guest list trimmers; and the books for the groom, pocket-sized and clever, full of diagrams and pop-ups and 30-minute breaks.

And the authors do a decent job preparing us grooms for the treacherous terrain upon which we're about to step ... warning us of the transformations that are about to take place in our homes, in our lives, in our credit card statements and in our brides-to-be. But the one thing they fail to prepare you for is the deluge of emails. Oh god the emails.

Here's a sampling from this morning ... morning:

from  2E's
to  1E
date  Thu October 1, 2009 at 9:06AM
subject  check out this guy's suit (link to online photo)

from  2E's
to  1E
date  Thu October 1, 2009 at 9:35AM
subject  nevermind the guy's suit, look at the whole wedding! OMG! (link to online gallery)

from  2E's
to  1E
date  Thu October 1, 2009 at 10:01AM
subject  Fw: Catering proposal

from  2E's
to  1E
date  Thu October 1, 2009 at 11:23AM
subject  hotels

from  2E's
to  1E
date  Thu October 1, 2009 at 11:29AM
subject  Fw: Fw: Catering proposal - did you see this yet? OMG

from  2E's
to  1E
date  Thu October 1, 2009 at 11:45AM
subject  more hotels

from  2E's
to  1E
date  Thu October 1, 2009 at 11:46AM
subject  hi call me whenever re: wedding things

from  1E
to  2E's 
date  Thu October 1, 2009 at 11:58AM
subject  ERROR: MAILBOX DATA CAPACITY