Wedding Season

Wedding season is officially on us. I went to the first one this weekend ... and now have five more to attend this summer! Three out of those next five I have to MC.

I'm not sure why I get asked to MC weddings ... yes I realize I talk on the radio ... but that doesn't mean I'm good at public speaking. But I am honored to do it.

I've realized there are two things during a wedding that can make things go a lot smoother and ease the tension of tieing the knot!!

Number one ... You need a funny Priest.

Let me explain.

Your at a wedding, its in a church without air conditioning and its 30 above outside. Your sitting beside a man that smells like he hasn't washed his suit since the last time he was at a wedding which was last summer, your significant other is nagging you to take beautiful pictures, and your Uncle Bob won't stop talking about his bowl movements.

Not to mention, if your the one getting married ... there may be thoughts going through your head like ..." am I making a huge mistake?" ... "Do I really want to be with this woman for the rest of my life!?" .... If that's actually happening ... you probably shouldn't be getting married ... but that's another blog post.

Either way ... its nice to have a tension breaker. Which is why you need a funny Priest! A few jokes here and there can really loosen up a crowd ... it can relax the bride and groom ... and lets be honest ... most people feel uncomfortable in a church ... but if the Pastor is funny ... it almost makes them forget where they are for a half an hour and lets them enjoy two people making a life long commitment.

Number two ... the dance needs booze.

There are a lot of different people at a wedding dance. There are old and young people, relatives and friends, wedding party and guests ... and lots of people from both parties that have never met! Lots of strangers, lots of different personalities and lots of awkwardness.

That is why you need a little booze. Once the drinks start flowing people lose that shyness and start to mingle with both parties. Great conversations are started ... like the debate on why your friend Whitey can't pick up a woman ... Is it because he doesn't have game? Or does he like men?

The other reason you need a little booze is to get people on the d- floor. People do not dance unless there's a little liquor in the system and a wedding dance doesn't work unless there are people ... dancing. A good DJ helps that too ... but they 're hard to come by.

**** side story... I was once at a wedding here in town where the DJ was from Regina, he got drunk, demanded 300 extra dollars to keep playing for one hour (this was at 11 o'clock and on the PA system in front of the whole dance) ... and than got in a fight outside the legion! After that he took off in his station wagon drunk. Stuff like that ruins weddings. ****


So ... when planning a wedding for the future ... remember those two things and you'll be fine ... and so will your guests!