No Tables or Chairs
When I was stationed in California for language training, my then-boyfriend and I had a couple of mutual friends who decided to get married. Now these two were some of the sweetest, kindest and most generous people I have known, but they were not very intelligent. I mean that in the sense that they both were book smart but just kind of vague and ditzy.
The bride was white and the groom was mixed, black father and white mother. The bride’s family were very Southern and did NOT approve of their perfect little girl marrying a black man. They would not pay for anything and didn’t even give them a gift. The wedding was held in a small church that both the bride and groom attended, and the reception was held in the parking lot with food being served from the back of a truck.
Now, it sounds like it could have been a cute country wedding but it was not. There were maybe 15 total guests including the families and a few of us fellow soldiers. My boyfriend and I were the only ones who brought a gift and I am so glad I splurged. We bought them a complete bathroom set with the rug and bathroom accessories and stuff, so it was a big basket that looked so out of place with no other presents.
There were no chairs or tables for the reception, no music, nothing. It was literally a bunch of people awkwardly standing in a parking lot, eating some BBQ from a local BBQ shack and watching the bride’s family members try to ignore the groom’s side. It was sad, but the bride and groom seemed to be oblivious to all of the tension and sincerely seemed joyful about their wedding. Last I heard, he was still in the service and they had 2 kids together and happy.
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