Observation Essay on a Wedding

The flurry of undone hair, unironed pants, unhemmed dresses, and unnerved faces

had set the scene for (the opening act). Flustered bridesmaids and harried groomsmen

scurried down stuffy halls. They glanced at each other and smiled, for they knew that one

of the most incredible love stories was finally going to have a happy ending; or should it

be said, beginning? As the final guests arrived and set their gifts on the table, the

ceremony was finally ready to begin.

As the music began to play, two usherettes, dressed in floor-length, green satin,

gowns, began to walk slowly and solomnly down the aisle. They walked up the stairs to

the platform and lit the candleabras. They turned around and walked back down the aisle

the way they came: slowly and solomnly. After they returned, one usherette escorted the

bride's step mpther to the end of the aisle. Then the groom's parents came down the right

side as a couple who have been like a second set of parents for the bride came down the

left side. The bride's "second mother" set a vase of roses in the front of the auditoriun in

remembrance of the bride's mother. The bride's second mother and the groom's mother

then proceeded to the center of the platform to light the to separate candle for the unity

candle. As they returned to their seats, a trio consisting of a soprano an alto and a tenor

positioned themselves next to the piano on the left side of the platform and sang the most

lovely arrangement of "Be Thou My Vision." The pastor of the church then walked up to

the platform and welcomed everybody to the wonderful celebration of two people who

love each other coming together. After he prayed, the door at the very back right of the

auditorium opened, revealing the jittery minister, the ecstatic groom, and the slightly

bewildered groomsmen. After the minister had taken his place at the center of the

platform, the awkward little