Weddings

My baby sister got married last weekend. Since our dad died nearly 20 years ago, I had the honor of walking her down the aisle. It was a beautiful wedding - all the way through the reception. I could ramble for paragraphs about it - the events leading up to the ceremony that day, the limo ride between the wedding and reception (we'll talk porta-potties another time) and the fantastic live music. But, one thing nags me right now... Why Father Jim, who conducted the ceremony, didn't make it for rehearsal the night before.

I've been involved in my fair share of weddings (just once as a groom) so I have a pretty good feel for what goes on. The rehearsal is nice, though, so you are made aware of the little idiosyncrasies of this particular ceremony/church/religious leader, etc. You know someone will miss their cue and whoever's running the show will have to give a second, more noticeable, nod but you have a feel for what's going down and are much more comfortable about things. That is, of course, if the person conducting the ceremony shows up for rehearsal. Seems Father Jim only flies in for game day...

Even so, things went off just fine (they are married now, after all). Maybe Father Jim had an "away wedding" the night before.