What Kind of Punch was That?
This bride wanted to make her own punch. Due to the size of the crowd, she opted to have 2 punch bowls set up. She used lime sherbet and orange sherbet for her punches. However, instead of having a bowl of green punch and a bowl of orange punch, she mixed the two sherbets together. Now let me remind you that green is made up of blue and yellow; orange is made up of red and yellow. Blue, Yellow and Red .... the 3 primary colors. Any first year art student can tell you what happens when you mix those 3 colors.....
This bride had 2 bowls of brown punch. It was delicious, even if it did look funny!
Measure Twice....Cut Once
The bride's father had one leg that was four inches shorter than the other, so when they went to get fitted for the tux, they emphasized "be sure to shorten the right leg by 4 extra inches!" Sure enough, the day of the wedding, it was discovered the tux folks had shortened the left leg instead of the right leg. Fortunately, our Wedding Director had the sewing kit on hand and a quick alteration was made!
What's Wrong With This View?
As the bride was walking down the aisle, noticing the full pews, the beautiful flowers, and her husband-to-be smiling at the front of the church, she still had this nagging feeling that something was wrong. Suddenly it dawned on her that she had forgotten to pull the veil down over her face! When the minister asked "Who gives this bride....?", her father said, "Her mother and I" and turned to give his daughter a kiss. Without moving her lips, the bride said, "Put my veil down." Dad gave her a kiss and pulled down the veil. The bride received a number of compliments on this "special touch" part of her ceremony!
Details! Details!
After a practically flawless wedding (oh, no one really noticed the bride and her father were out of step!), the bride said to me, "If that's the only thing that went wrong, then I did ok!" Well, she was in for one more "little" thing! After the traditional drive through town with horns honking, this couple returned to the church to change clothes only to find a message from their minister instructing them NOT to leave until he spoke to them! They were very nervous as they wondered what could be wrong? Just one little thing.....seems they weren't legally married yet. They'd forgotten to sign the marriage license!!
Rain Rain Go Away!
Teresa planned an outdoor wedding. It rained three days prior to the wedding day. Saturday, the sun was shining and the sky was clear. She called the minister and had him place a folding chair on the lawn and sit on it to see if the chair would sink into the soft ground. The chair evidently passed the test because the outdoor wedding went on as scheduled.
There wasn’t any rain but the wind was there in full force! Teresa tells me many of her wedding pictures show the groomsmen standing tall and erect and proud, while her bridesmaids were holding their hats on with one hand and their skirts down with the other!
Straighten the Train!
Lori and her groom were standing at the altar. The minister was in mid-prayer. Nephew John picked that moment to notice that Lori’s train was in slight disarray. Slipping from Gramma’s arms like only a three year old can do, he rushed to the altar, quickly and loudly assuring Lori to “Don’t worry! I fix it!”
This was one of those incidents that all of the guests thought was so cute! All of them except John’s mom!
The Caught Veil
Pam started her walk down the aisle. Her sister was suppose to close the doors behind her as she entered the chapel. Her sister must have been a bit too anxious to get those doors closed because Pam’s veil was caught in them as they shut!
Pam tried to walk down the aisle but her head was jerked back by the pull on the veil. Her father, just having completed the Father of the Bride Speech about “Honey are you sure this is what you want to do?” thought she was changing her mind and tried to pull her on down the aisle.
Time out was called and Pam untangled her veil from the door. The wedding proceeded without further incident.
Using Children in the Wedding
At my own wedding, I resolved the issue of how to have my four year old son in the wedding. I had chosen not to have a ring bearer yet wanted my son to be part of the ceremony. My sister came up with a wonderful idea that was unique and made my son feel very important.
During the ceremony, his “job” was to sit with his aunt and “…hold on very tight” to a single flower he had been given. This kept him occupied and helped deter the famous restlessness that hits so many children during a wedding.
As soon as we were pronounced man and wife, my son walked up to the altar and presented the flower to my husband and me. He then joined hands with his 10 year old sister (who was one of the attendants) and followed us out of the church.
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