It’s been a while since I’ve put my stupidest ideas in print (could have fooled you, right?). Here’s a couple with potential that, if the right people saw them, could really take-off (and crash soon after):

*Warning: Do not go past the idea “fundraiser wedding” if you do not want to read about me getting thrown into helicopter blades.

• The non-profit Fundraiser Wedding:

Between weddings and fundraisers, it’s easy to dish out a lot of money in the summer. My wallet’s gotten hit pretty hard from both sides. Of the two, weddings seem to suck out a little more dough from people – that’s probably because they don’t mind forking it over when open bars and buffets are involved. When the dough is for a good cause though, good luck getting any.

That’s why weddings and fundraisers should combine forces to create: “The non-profit Fundraiser Wedding.”

It’s easy. Arrange a few marriages between employees and/or volunteers within your non-profit organization (if the match isn’t suitable, coerce them by saying “don’t think of it as giving up your freedom to a disgusting co-worker, think of it like getting dropped in a dunk tank”). Then invite the whole town and collect boatloads of cash. Pretty simple. It doesn’t have to be fancy either – just so long as there is plenty of cheap beer and meat products.