August 14, 2004

Wedding Bell Blues

Today we went to one of the more interesting weddings I've ever been to. This wedding was actually interesting weeks before it even started. We received our invitation and a small piece of paper fell out. It said, "The couple is registered at Linens 'N Things and WalMart." Anything I say about that will absolutely exceed my weekly catty quotient and I'm really not saying this to be mean. The bride and groom are nice people and I wish them the best. I just think they had a funny wedding is all.

So we got to the site, found seats, and the event got underway. The groom's 13-year old son was his best man. About five minutes into the ceremony, this kid folded like an origami crane. One minute he was standing there--the next minute he fell over like a plank. Everyone figured it was the heat of the day.

As I was sitting at the table (yes, we were seated at the dinner tables for the ceremony), I noticed that the centerpiece was a filled water goblet with a fish in it. My eyes kept wandering back and finally I realized, "That fish is belly-up." Yes, they thought of everything with the decor, right down to the dead fish in the water glass.

Anyway, I'm not exactly the Martha Stewart of weddings. Matt and I got hitched in Vegas, so we didn't really go through all the choosing of table linens and such. And I do wish this couple the best. But (hee hee) there was a dead fish on the table...