is this thing on?

this past weekend i had the dubious task of being in my grandfather’s wedding. i kept telling myself, “it’s not everyday your grandfather gets married.” which is true.

anyway, the wedding was weird, to say the least. for starters, i had never met his bride-to-be until Friday afternoon. pretty crazy. secondly, instead of my dad being the best man (since he was the oldest son) my uncle was the best man and i was a groomsman - my dad skipped out on being in the wedding altogether! i’ve still got to figure out how to get him back for that. anyway, Callie went down with me and played the harp before the wedding got started in what we in the industry like to call a “prelude”. she did a great job and frankly, she stole the show. people were quiet and mesmerized Friday night when she started to practice. she wasn’t even doing her real stuff! she was PRACTICING!! she’s amazing.

flash forward to the wedding on Saturday. they strategically placed me directly behind the unity candle so when it was time for that, i had to take a step back. after they lit the candle, a song was sung which meant i had to stand there with my grandfather and his almost-wife stare into each others’ eyes while the song was being sung. very weird.

there were some other things that added to the weirdness but i don’t want to go into all of that stuff. and trust me, you don’t want me to either.

so, what’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever had to experience?