Wedding Entry. Long one.
My sister's wedding was Saturday. And because it was a memorable occasion, I'll update both on the wedding rehearsal and the wedding itself. Warning: this may be long.
At the wedding rehearsal I and my parent's arrived at seven, just as the minister had said to my sister he'd be there. Everyone in the wedding had arrived already; Marsha and I, the bride's maids and Crystal, the maid of honour. Dean and Ryan, the groom's men were before us with the best man, Chris, my brother. The bride and groom, the bride's parent's, some friends... You know, the whole bunch who needs to rehearse or help out had arrived. After half an hour of waiting for the minister, we started to set up the tables and chairs for the guests. After an hour passed without the minister some people began to get food from downstairs, beers, and whatever else they can get their hands on. After an HOUR AND A HALF of waiting, we, the members of the party began to practice on our own. Not seriously of course, but just to pass the time. After two hours of waiting, my sister had by this time tried calling the minister's home phone, cell phone, and everything else. He wasn't picking up. So the bride and groom went to go see if they could find him. Because the waiting was ridiculous. The worst thing was they had already paid the guy, and he already cashed the check the next day after receiving it! We hoped he wasn't a con artist or something...
After Sheldon and April left to find the man who would be joining them in holy ceremony, April's friend Jessica came up stairs. She said she had someone call the minister and they got him on the phone. The girl who called was his daughter or something. But anyways, minister said he didn't have the night booked at all! So here we are, waiting for nothing. We called April and she started to freak. "If he isn't coming tonight, why the hell should we expect him tomorrow?" If he knows he has a wedding the next day, shouldn't having the rehearsal the night previous be kind of obvious?
But, he showed up. We got a refund from him and that was that. We practised, we did it, we left. Unfortunately I had to go to April's (spending the night there) and got the bed at 2 am.
Next morning, we wake up at eight. Get our hair and make-up done at nine, get everyone ready at 1 and take off at 2 something to take pictures at 3. I am never doing the picture thing again. First of all, I hate getting my picture taken, like most people. And because we had to walk around this huge park, let's just say I wasn't in such a chipper mood after it.
Let's skip to after the pictures.
Marsha and I (bride's maids) went in a car with Dean (groom's man) and the ring boy Luke. Everyone was heading towards the Army building where the wedding was taking place. Most of the families stopped to get something to eat, so we arrived later than most people. Marsha, Dean and co. went to dairy queen. And, of course, with two people in what looks like a prom dress, and two guys in suits, we did get curious stares. We got what we ordered, got in the car, and went to the army place. And somewhere, between leaving D.Q and arriving I got oil or something on my dress. Thankfully, it wasn't obvious and only when I pointed it out people noticed that my dress was kind of ruined.
So we arrive. We find out that April and Sheldon hadn't yet. Apparently, the people with the cars to the mustang (they rented it for the night) had taken off and were no where to be found. So, April and Sheldon were stuck in the parking lot with everyone already gone. Someone sent someone to get them because we couldn't find Jessica and the keys.
So as were waiting for the two most important people, Katrin (another good friend of April's) notices the cake out in the open. Short story: it looked like shit. It was slanted, melted, it could barely stand on it's own. So Kat went to my mom and said; "Have you seen the cake?" Mom looks at her and says no. Kat says; "It looks like shit." So mom goes and sees it. She goes to Dean's mom (she's the one taking care of all of the food) and says; "Why would you leave that looking like it is out in the open for everyone to see?" It was mutilated, I'll just say that. Because I had seen it before they took it away but I had no idea wtf it was. Later on I realized and couldn't believe April paid 100 bucks for that. Needless to say, they didn't get their money back I don't believe.
April and Sheldon arrive with my uncle, I believe. While cake surgery is taking place in the kitchen. April goes and hides herself from the arriving guest's in the bathroom. This is where we tell her the cake is messed. She gets pissed. She tells a friend, Bobby-Joe (girl) and Bobby tells Ryan, the outspoken groom's man. (And if anyone has seen Benji, the winner, from So You Think You Can Dance, Ryan's the same except a bit wilder). He was going to go yell at the people, but because their Dean's parent's, he says he cant and April understands.
While this is taking place people are arriving, the cake isn't fixing itself, and Jessica with the mustang keys finally arrive. The keys are handed to Sheldon and April tells him to go get the car. He says he shouldn't because the wedding is in an hour. April goes; "Mr. Zoinker made us wait yesterday, so if we have to, he can wait for us this time!" (Mr. Zoinker isn't the minister's real name. It's Zorkel, or something. I couldn't say it right so I dubbed him Zoinker). Anyway, Sheldon does as he's told.
We find out April has make-up or some shit all over the back of her dress and the front. (This is a little after Sheldon gets back). I go get wipes from the baby bag that they brought for the 17 month old baby Shailyn. When I go out, I ask Sheldon for a wipe and he gives me one after telling me Shailyn just vomited all over her dress. And by this time I'm like Oy Vay! I rush back into the washroom and tell April. She rolls her eyes and begins to wipe off her dress, clearly not pleased with any of this. The dress get's clean. We're finally given the cue that we can start the wedding any time, and we do.
The cake is hidden from sight (un able to be fixed ), everyone's in place, and so it begins. Marsha walks up the alter first, then me, then Crystal, then Shaniece, and then April and her Dad. The flower girl Shailyn has taken off (she is moody with a capital M, like me. She wouldn't take anyone’s hand. She cried. She only wanted to go to Papa (April's dad) so we just let her go).
We did the prayer thing when April walked up to Sheldon. We got through the advice from Mr. Zoinker (who arrived on time thank goodness!) and the vows started up. Sheldon finished his, making April teary eyed of course, and then April started hers. In the middle of it, some kid's hip hop themed cell phone went off. And then he answered it and took off! Why keep your cell phone on in the middle of a wedding? Rude little bugger.
Finally the I do's were said, they became husband and wife without going into detail, and they walked down the aisle. Crystal and my brother walked down together next, and then me and Ryan. And, unfortunately, we had to 'Bust a move' as he said. Ryan had planned this months ago, but I had thought he was joking (hoped more like lol) but he wasn't. But when he walked he said we shouldn't do it and I said ok. Then Bobby-Joe, girlfriend and mother to be very soon, said they wanted (April and Sheldon) to do it. So unfortunately, we danced like losers the rest of way. And people laughed. Woo.
Alright. So. April, Sheldon, and others got their pictures taken in front of the mustang. They came back after awhile (after Dean flirted endlessly with Marsha. My god that guy is a player. Sickening really. The stuff he was saying was just so... player-ish. And he is. But that's how Dean is and there's nothing to do about it). April's dress was black in the back from the mustang, but we fixed it. Whenever was assembled (bride's maids and groom's men) we were introduced and sat at the head table which was nice. I like it there. Makes me feel all special lol.
The big scare is around this time. I think it was after the food was served to the head table when it happened. Courtney, my cousin's child, was running around with Shailyn and two other people. The DJ was watching them and told them to be careful right before Courtney crashed into a chair (or so he said). And you know when Baby's cry for one second, hold their breath for two, and then let out that long, awful wail that lasts for seven seconds? Well with Courtney, it didn't happen. What did happen was that she cried for one second, walked around to Uncle's side and then... that was it. No sound. She slumped and slammed her two year old head off the tile flooring and that was it. Nothing.
There was this two second of silence before everyone started up. Uncle swept her off the floor and took off running out the room while blowing air into Courtney's mouth. April shouted they call 911 and the rest of my family took off after uncle and Courtney. The DJ called for an ambulance. I had turned to Martha, who was next to me at the time, and said "Is this really happening?" We both jumped out of our seats and ran after everyone else. THANKFULLY Courtney was crying hysterically now. She was breathing. The ambulance came and they looked her over and said she'd be fine. I had thought she had an asthma attack like my other brother had had that morning, but Courtney has no breathing problem. It was said that when she took that deep breath for that long wail she just didnt let go, got winded, and crashed. She's fine and before long, was running around again, more carefully of course.
Speeches took place after that. And then, after that, the deformed cake came out to be 'cut' if it could. When it was wheeled out, April just laughed and I gawked. I couldn't believe that thing was the cake I had seen earlier. April found it bitterly amusing, and so did I. They cut it and the cake was left to die properly.
Of course, before that, the bride's maids and groom's men had to dance with one and other. Crystal had to dance with her ex, Chris, and me with the wacky Ryan. I said, no offense or because of Ryan, that I rather have a broom with me. Crystal said she wanted the mop. But we danced, people got black mail pictures of me, and that was that. Of course, when the real dancing took place, Ryan danced like the stripper he had meant to be, and got laughs out of everyone. He's usually the life of the party and real crazy. It's fun to watch him lol.
We also played Musical Napkins with the DJ. It's just the same as Musical Chairs, but we passed around napkins instead of jumping into chairs. I won against my grandfather (who barely knows who the hell I am. meh lol) It's some fighting fish that kills others if another fish is in the same tank as him. Shaniece (niece) won one too. It's good because she would have started to cry her eyes out if she hadn't, just like she did when my parent's and I took her home. The people outside when we went to get to the car probably thought we were killing the kid or something with her wailing.
And then thankfully, we went home and to bed lol. And so ends my wedding story/ranty kind of thing.
BYE.