More wedding stuff
'The cat's PJs' just reminded me...

My father died, suddenly, at the end of last year (don't worry, the story gets more upbeat from here), and my uncle was getting married a few days after, 3 days before dad's funeral.

I had been warned that the ceremony wasn't going to be 'the norm' some months previous. A live band was mentioned, food (of course), and the word pagan may have been slipped in there, but not exaggerated.

We turn up at the location (not in the most jovial mood as you may presume) to find a nice old lodge-type building (imagine wooden beams, high chapel-like roof, large windows, small kitchen in corner - you get the idea), then get inside to see several people dressed in colourful gowns creating a large circle in the middle of the floor with dried leaves, material, twigs etc.

I start to get a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach and am somewhat relieved to find our table is nicely tucked away in a corner. My close relatives join us and i attempt to position my chair out of direct view of the centre of the circle as i have a good idea what going to come.

And sure enough, it turns out the bride is a full-on pagan. Witch and all. The woman i saw earlier creating the circle starts wittering on about its representation, the bride and groom come in and people are dancing around them. i'm having difficulty containing myself, biting my bottom lip hard. My uncle's face (not really appearing to know what was going on) didn't help matters.

My cousin turns to me, knowing i'd be finding this hard to stomach, and mouths 'Stone-Enge' and does a bit of air guitar.

This sets me off - i bite my lip even harder, but can't prevent an audible laugh escaping and get the expected bad looks off everyone. My mother looks at me like i've just shit in her gin and tonic, before i turn this laughter into a 'i'm still really upset about my dad' routine behind my hands. Which i was, of course.

I must have worked this quite well as it appears i was forgiven. We made a quick exit soon after the food, though.

Length - about 2(pie*)r


*the pie symbol wouldn't show.
( Another_tragic_case wished he hadn't eaten all the cake, Sun 25 Jul 2010, 9:01, 2 replies)

When you missed the word "married" from the first full line
I had no idea what the fuck was going on.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Sun 25 Jul 2010, 9:08, closed)

ninja edit. Sorry

( Another_tragic_case wished he hadn't eaten all the cake, Sun 25 Jul 2010, 9:31, closed)