Shock and Disgust
I attended a friend’s wedding the weekend after my own wedding. Not to toot my own horn, but our wedding went pretty awesome. My naive expectations of what a wedding can be are about to be shattered.
We, myself and my wife’s immediate family, arrive late to the chapel. We’re all close friends with the groom’s family, so they hold off for about 10 mins or so as we get there. Well, it’s a balmy 41C over there in Grenoble that time of year, and everyone in the tiny chapel is sweating like Shaq at the free throw line. No less that two elderly women have fainted before the vows are said and the ceremony is rushed to get everyone out of the heat.
So rushed that the reception is two hours in advance and nothing is in order. The only relief at this point is to start drinking. And not stopping. By the time the power is turned on at the reception hall, water (and toilets) functioning, and apéritive started everyone is nearly plastered.
Cue 4 hours of french military bros horsing around and generally making every non-military person uncomfortable. But now the dinner can begin. And let’s see the bride and groom’s big surprise!!
In a presentation mulled with technical difficulties – protector not working, audio not working- we see the couple getting married in Las Vegas in those imitation Elvis chapels. Turns out they’d already eloped, PRIOR to this mess of a wedding. I’ll never forget the look of shock and disgust in the father-of-the-bride’s eyes.
Story credit: Reddit / SchonChris