May I tell you about this wedding I officiated today?

[Pacifist Patriot]

If more people had a better sense of humor this world would be a much nicer place. For the first time in my career I totally flubbed. I felt horrible! Until the bride and groom took over. They wanted to exchange self-written vows and then do the traditional, "Do you take...."

I can't believe it, but they opted to memorize them! What were they thinking?

The bride goes first because she is afraid she will cry if the groom does. She begins nice and strong and then pauses, leans over to her maid of honor and hisses, "What's my next line?" The maid of honor stage whispers back, "I will never forget when..." The bride comes back strong with, "Oh yeah, I will never forget when we blah, blah, blah." I may have been the only one who caught the irony there.

Now it's the groom's turn. He gazes lovingly into his bride's eyes and says, "____, with utter sincerity and with all the love I have for you in my heart, I cannot for the life of me remember what I was going to say to you." Broke the place up. After that, my flub was totally forgotten.

So remember, even when we script it, life isn't perfect. But with the right attitude it can be a heck of a lot of fun.

Cheers to you all!

[lizziegrace]

1. That's terrific

:)

Some days, a sense of humor and recognizing the irony of a situation is all I have.

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Pacifist Patriot!

And do you think anyone will mind when, in future years, all the flubs are discussed?

They won't! It'll just be part of the fun from today!

The right attitude is indeed all!

Good for you....and cheers! :toast:

[Pacifist Patriot]

5. I tell all my couples that there is no such thing as "something that went wrong" at a wedding.

Snags and snafus are merely a collection of wedding memories. Everyone loves the gaffs. Those make the best stories when the reminiscing starts. I know that's where my husband and I start when we begin to recount our wedding and we always end up in tears of laughter.

[Kali]

3. that was great

:thumbsup: :7

[bicentennial_baby]

4. That's why we brought index cards

:D

:pals:

[Pacifist Patriot]

6. My priest made us memorize our vows. When I became a minister...

I vowed I would never ever make anyone memorize anything. My husband got all of his vows right except for one thing. My name!