Weddings

I can't believe that the last time I wrote was in May... I have had a few more weddings since then. Most of them have been normal whatever that means.

The shortest wedding I have ever performed happened in a backyard in the Kootenay section of BC...it was in July and very hot...it was an outdoor wedding, small quaint, not too many things to go wrong. It was booked for a day when according to the weather man there would not be a cloud in the sky...and you know what? He was right there wasn't a cloud in the sky...but there was a very large merciless SUN in the sky. I don't know what happened but just as we were about to begin the ceremony the sun in that cloudless sky beat down on us in record busting temperatures...it was so hot I thought I was going to pass out...within minutes the groom was shedding his black wool jacket the bride was roasting in her modest layer upon layer dress. They looked at me I looked at them and said ..."I think we need to cut some things out of this ceremony". It was so hot that the ink was melting on the paper.

I began the ceremony by saying..."We are gathered her to witness the marriage of ____ and ____, without further ado I turned to the groom and asked..."Do you take ____ to be your wife? and to the Bride do you take ________ to be your husband? After they had both said Yes... I said...ok "let's sign the papers"

Everything was completed in 6 minutes. That has been 11 years ago and they are still married...go figure eh...