Humorous Wedding Essay

Mark, a stand-up comedian in Los Angeles, met Carol, another comedian, at a comedy club where they were both performing. He immediately liked her. She had a biting wit, knew all about politics and loved the Los Angeles Lakers. Mark and Carol began to spend a lot of time together -- at Laker games, on the phone, in sushi bars.

After their relationship was solid, Mark knew it was time to pop the question.

“Carol, will you be an attendant in my wedding?” he asked.

Carol burst into tears and answered, “Yes.”

An attendant is a special friend or family member who stands up for you, supports you and assists you on your wedding day. Traditionally, brides asked their best gal pals to be bridesmaids and grooms asked their male buddies to be groomsmen. It was

The old unwritten rules on attendants are being crushed like a wineglass at the end of a Jewish wedding. Check out these permutations: A bride chooses her best friend, a guy, to be her honor attendant. A groom, who is close to his sister, names her to the “best man” post. A bride will have eight women stand up for her during the ceremony. Her groom will have only five on his side, including a female

Here’s an example: When I was married, I asked my dearest friend Michael to stand up for me. But since I had eight bridesmaids on my side, we decided that Michael would stand on the groom’s side. My groom had only five men on his side. Michael rounded the number to six and I felt that the symmetry looked better during the ceremony and in photos. I was happy that Michael was participating in my ceremony; he didn’t need to be on my side. Comedian Mark, however, says that Carol is his friend and should be on his side. So she’ll stand with the groomsmen during Mark’s