| Wedding planners advise the bride and the groom to | | | | Fortunately, no one was hurt; the bride adjusted her |
| be prepared well ahead of time, so they can evade | | | | headdress and the ceremony continued.Yet, in another |
| Murphy's Law, which says if anything can go wrong, it | | | | reception, when the bride tossed the bouquet, it fell into |
| will. On the other hand, things going a little off may be | | | | the pool. One of the groomsmen dove into the pool |
| what will bolster the memory of a wedding in | | | | and retrieved the bouquet for one of the bridesmaids |
| everyone's mind, especially if that little flaw leads to | | | | who was his girlfriend. That groomsman and the |
| humor and laughter.Weddings are deeply personal and | | | | bridesmaid married two months later. Who wouldn't |
| spiritual life events. Since life isn't perfect, laughing at its | | | | marry a man who would get wet to retrieve a girl a |
| spontaneous flaws allows us to embrace each other | | | | bouquet?In a Jewish wedding, when the bride's chair |
| with love, laughter, and support.Here are a few | | | | was lifted in air, one leg of the chair started cracking. |
| humorous wedding events. Some of these wedding | | | | Luckily, one of the carriers with strong arms, reaching |
| mishaps I have witnessed; friends have narrated the | | | | to its base of the chair, held the chair and the bride |
| others.A wedding cake's toppling over used to be so | | | | up.My favorite wedding mishaps involve the ring |
| common that most reception hall managers had to | | | | bearers and the flower girls. One cute little ring bearer |
| learn to take precautions through trial and error. Still, in | | | | and a flower girl, both four years old and cousins, were |
| a few instances, no precaution can prevent this | | | | told to stand behind the bride and groom a little to the |
| disaster, as it happened several years ago, when we | | | | side at the altar. When the minister said, you may kiss |
| attended a large wedding reception. Over the several | | | | the bride, the children kissed each other. This occasion |
| steep stairs to the main reception hall, the wedding | | | | must have given another twist to the phrase, "kissing |
| cake had to be carried rather than wheeled. Two | | | | cousins."Another ring bearer was told to hold the pillow |
| waiters, one on each side, took the cake up the steps. | | | | with both hands and never let go. He didn't let the |
| Unexpectedly, a waiter tripped and the cake fell on the | | | | pillow go, but tossed the rings in the air while clutching |
| floor. The bride's mother fainted from excitement while | | | | the pillow. So, the poor best man shouldered the chore |
| maintenance people scurried about. Since the | | | | of retrieving the rings from under the pews.In another |
| reception room was a part of a big hotel, the | | | | incident, where the ring bearer and the flower girl were |
| management arranged several small cakes for the | | | | also cousins, they walked down the aisle pushing each |
| guests to enjoy.In another incident told to me, the bride | | | | other. When they reached the altar, they broke into a |
| tripped and fell into the cake.Some hilarious episodes | | | | fight, with the flower girl emptying the flower petals on |
| have occurred in out-of-doors or garden weddings. In | | | | the little boy's head.Weddings are occasions of |
| one summer wedding, although there was a canopy, | | | | emotion and a little humor goes a long way. So, we |
| the sun's rays reflected directly on the bride's face and | | | | should always look back on them with a chuckle or a |
| the "I-do" photo of the bride came out as if the bride | | | | smile. No matter what the Murphy's Law and the Law |
| had no face. She was so horror-struck that her father | | | | of Etiquette may say, with hilarity, the wedding will |
| had the scene repeated later, minus the guests.In | | | | remain as one of the most glorious moments of a |
| another wedding where flowers and other decorations | | | | couple's life.This article has been submitted by Joy |
| were hung on the sides of the canopy, a sudden gust | | | | Cagil in affiliation with which is a site for Wedding |
| of wind ripped the decorations apart, hurling them at | | | | Invitations. |
| the bride's face and at the guests standing behind her. | | | | |