My husband and I got married twice . The first was a bedside ceremony at my dad ’ s bedside in Audubon Hospital ( ahead of schedule ) because things were looking pretty grim . Ten days later , he passed , and then 12 days later we went ahead with our scheduled ceremony . At one point during the ceremony – after I had walked down the aisle – the minister announced , “ We are gathered here to witness the ceremony between …” and our two-year-old daughter , who was in the front row , started clapping loudly , and yelled out “ Yay !” which had absolutely everyone laughing , including the minister . We got pictures of the exact moment and it ’ s one of our favorites . – Shawna Lynn Shepherd
I must have had the wedding jitters . I almost passed out during picture taking and actually have a picture me sitting on my husband ’ s lap after they cold washclothed me looking quite pale during pictures . Then on to our reception in our local high school cafeteria ( that was the reception place ). I made it through all the motions of that . We finally left and stopped at his aunt ’ s home as planned to change clothing , and I got nauseated . Let ’ s just say my dress had to be bagged and left behind for his aunt to get to the cleaners . Then on to The Hyatt to clean up and allow me to sleep my wedding night off . Trust me , no alcohol was involved , just good old-fashioned jitters . Thank goodness God didn ’ t tap my husband on the shoulder during the ceremony and say , “ Hey , I don ’ t think this is going to go as you thought !” A few years later , I was diagnosed with NF2 brain tumor and it has been an ongoing journey since . He ’ s still my rock after 37 years . – Cathy Guthrie
My brother had a July wedding with an outdoor reception . Atlanta in July . His bride is an only child with no extended family . Ours was extensive and it seems all of them drove hundreds of miles to be there . The bride ’ s father had the belief that since we were all Baptists the open bar would not be a big expense . Accordingly , he selected the premium champagne but forgot to request water . When the caterers came asking for permission to crack multiple , additional cases of expensive champagne , he distractedly said , “ OK .” Seniors , boomers , and tweens spent hours slaking their thirst with very good bubbly . The father-in- law dined out on the story of the Baptist Wedding until the day he passed . And that ’ s not even the biggest disaster of the day of my brother ’ s wedding . I ’ m sure you ’ ll do this again someday , so I ’ ll save the better stories .
– Randy Smith
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