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Unexpected moments can define our professional boundaries. After officiating a beautiful ceremony for Amanda and Tito, I found myself unexpectedly called upon to deliver the reception blessing—a task that had specifically been assigned to the bride's uncle. Three Jolly Rancher cocktails deep and with absolutely no preparation, I somehow managed to cobble together a meaningful blessing that incorporated Bob Dylan lyrics and brought the house down.
This pivotal experience transformed how I approach my role as a wedding officiant. While I once eagerly attended receptions as a young professional looking to network (and yes, enjoy free food and drinks), this unexpected spotlight moment forced me to reconsider where my professional responsibilities begin and end. The incident raises fascinating questions about vendor boundaries at weddings: When is it appropriate to have a drink? What happens when you're asked to perform duties outside your agreement? How do you maintain professionalism while still honoring the celebratory atmosphere?
The wedding industry presents unique challenges for setting boundaries. Unlike typical 9-to-5 jobs, weddings blur personal and professional lines in ways that can catch even experienced vendors off guard. Whether you're planning your own wedding or work in the industry, this story offers valuable insights about clear communication, setting expectations, and handling those inevitable unexpected moments that make each wedding uniquely memorable. And for those curious about that Jolly Rancher cocktail that played a supporting role in this tale—you might just find the recipe in our show notes!
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Welcome to the Wedding Wear,with officiating by Amanda the
(00:21):
Wedding Wear.
I gave a drunken toast.
Welcome back to the Wedding,where I hope that you all have
(00:49):
gotten to listen to thewonderful interview last week
with Amanda as we recap herwedding.
It was also the Wedding weddingwhere I cried, and for the next
two episodes as well, both ofthese are also from that wedding
.
It was a memorable wedding, tosay the least, and given that it
was early on in my officiatingcareer, it has definitely played
an impact in me learning theropes, figuring out what the
(01:09):
lines are, how involved to get,where I should insert myself or
not.
So today we are talking about aquestion I get asked.
A lot really is from coupleswill you be at the reception?
And let me preface with sayingthat in my early days I very
(01:36):
much was.
As we mentioned in a previousepisode, I had a pretty
significant era where I wouldwork for food and drink.
So my early days yes, of courseI will be at the reception.
Plus, not only was there freefood and free drinks, but I also
got to network verysignificantly with bridesmaids
(02:01):
and groomsmen, younger siblings,friends of the couple, who were
all around the same age groupas myself and the couple and
oftentimes that was really greatfor referral business and could
, in my world, hopefully lead toother weddings.
And I was young.
(02:21):
I was 22 years old when I gotordained and so fresh out of
college I was working for acollege so I wasn't kind of able
to hang out and go out in townfor fear of running into my
students or any sort of thinglike that.
So weddings were a safe placefor me to let my hair down a
(02:45):
little bit and hang out.
Plus, I was single.
Back then.
There were always singlegroomsmen.
There were always single maleguests.
Hey, why not chat them up andsee how it went?
So previously that answer wasalways yes, I will be at the
reception.
(03:05):
As time has gone on, andcertainly this wedding as one
for context.
But even just with the time ittakes to get to weddings and
home from weddings, that I don'twant to be wearing a dress and
heels all night long, that Ihave more referrals than I know
(03:26):
what to do with the business, Iam less and less inclined to say
yes to receptions.
Certainly I'll go family,member, friend, I know multiple
people in the wedding party orif there's a specific role for
me.
If you, as the couple, need meto do a blessing or there is a
(03:52):
request that I play a part youknow, show off the marriage
license as part of the receptionspace then yes, of course, you
know I'm not going to ditch outand bail, but if you don't need
me partly partly from this storyI won't be there.
(04:17):
So, diving into the weddingwhere I gave a drunken toast,
wedding where I gave a drunkentoast, when I met the Vegas
Amanda and Tito, I had asked hey, this all sounds really, really
great.
What all do you need for yourwedding and it was early on that
(04:38):
I even brought up.
Do you need a blessing at thereception?
Majority of couples do not, orthey already have somebody's
father uncle slated to do it.
It's really a great way to getother members of the family
involved.
So if the parents are alreadymaking respective toasts, maybe
this is a grandmother that makesa nice little blessing.
(05:00):
Maybe this is a cousin who isjust a little too old to be a
ring bearer but a little tooyoung to really be a groomsman.
Maybe, you know, 18, 19 yearsold.
Blessings are a really greatopportunity for other people to
be involved and I've had lessand less couples want it to be
(05:20):
me, which I am more than okaywith.
And so when I spoke with Amandaand Tito, they had said oh no,
you're good, we're going to haveour uncle do it.
He really wants to, he's goingto be honored, we're going to
have him do it.
Fantastic, cross it off thelist.
I'll include it in the quote.
(05:40):
No additional time needed on myend.
Don't craft a thing in thequote.
No additional time needed on myend.
Don't craft a thing, just dothe wedding.
And, as we heard from theprevious episodes, it was a
wedding for the books.
It was a wedding full ofemotion and it was really great.
So when I got done, I pattedmyself on the back, I took some
pictures with the couple and Iwalked into the reception
(06:03):
because it was planned that Iwould work for some additional
food and that I would be theresitting with a bunch of the
other vendors who have allbecome friends.
They had a Jolly Rancher drinkon tap.
If you've never had one, Ihighly recommend it.
May link the recipe in the shownotes.
(06:23):
It is very easy to make, veryfruity, very good, very much a
step up from some of the drinksI made in college.
But yeah, I had one, I had two,I may have been on a third as
they were bringing the coupleback in for announcements and
(06:45):
the dances and the cake and allof that jazz.
And I'm having a great time.
I was so excited.
I made friends with the couple,making friends with everyone at
my table, really just excitedwith how the day went.
And the DJ says and now we willhave a blessing from the
(07:05):
minister Amanda, and I wish thatthere had been a camera trained
on my face because what?
No, no, uncle, uncle Al isgoing to get the toast.
Well, it was very clear that DJsaid my name.
Everybody at my table islooking at me like, oh, they
(07:27):
said you like, go on up.
I just did the wedding.
Everyone knows what I look like, so they're all looking at me,
ready for me to go give a toast,blessing a speech.
I look at the bride and groomand they're both like I'm so
sorry, like just in disbelief.
And I catch a quick look overto the bride's uncle who is in a
(07:50):
flop sweat, had a little pieceof paper or a toast that he was
planning to give but just wasnot in a state to be able to do
it, though I'm pretty sure ifthe couple had watched me drink
those three Jolly Ranchers, theywould have also deemed I was
not in a state to do it.
But pulled myself together Ican do this Got up and had
(08:14):
nothing prepared, absolutelynothing prepared.
I went through, I think, about aminute or so of how I, like the
couple, was venturing in theonline dating space and how I
was so proud that they had foundeach other and brought their
family together and that may allof us who search aim for the
same thing.
But that didn't seem likeenough of a blessing, because in
(08:38):
my head was like blessings haveto include God or well wishes,
and more so than I hope.
If you're looking for someoneto date, you find them in the
horrible pool that is onlinedating.
Thankfully and I give all fullcredit to the TV show Parenthood
and to Bob Dylan's ForeverYoung so I, after doing a little
(09:14):
tidbit on online dating andperseverance for those of us
still looking so we could find alove, like the couple I said,
amanda and Tito, may God blessand keep you always.
May your wishes all come true.
May you always do for othersand let others do for you.
May we all enjoy this meal andcelebrate tonight and stay
(09:37):
forever young.
Amen.
Yeah, pulled that out of mybackside, edited on the spot, my
backside, edited on the spot.
Wasn't even quite sure if itmade sense.
I was praying it did and no oneknew the difference.
(09:57):
Everyone clapped.
They said, great, yep.
I sat right back down at mytable, I switched to water
because who knows what else I'mgoing to be asked to do later on
in the night.
This wasn't the plan and thatwas the start of me, kind of
going.
Okay, there's some differenceshere of what my role can be,
especially when I'm selected bya couple as a vendor, not a
(10:19):
friend who could also marry us.
What is the role at thereception?
Is there a role for me?
I now don't need to work forfood, and I jokingly also say I
have a husband who, if left hisown devices, would eat croutons
dipped in salad dressing.
So if I'm not home at nightbecause I'm at a wedding
(10:42):
reception, I got to plan ahead alittle bit of a meal for him.
Plus, I like my own house, Ilike my own bed, I like things
that just make sense and notneeding to be an hour to two to
three hours away in a dress andheels.
And there's very personalthings, very inside jokes at
(11:04):
receptions that make sense tothe couple, to their families,
to their friends, and I don'twant to be an interloper any
further.
So after giving that drunkenblessing, I did go to other
receptions.
I went to a few.
I've got a story for later on.
I can pinpoint the lastreception I went to as a vendor
(11:28):
alone, whereas I didn't know thecouple prior to the wedding,
and I'll tell you the reasonswhy I don't go to receptions
anymore.
But in thinking back on it,there are certainly some
boundaries that I would have.
Other couples think about,other vendors, think about as
(11:51):
you go forward, and there aresome vendors for weddings that
their job starts at 8 am, is notover until the last dance.
So obviously, having a drinkwhile on the job probably not
ideal.
There are some DJs andvideographers who, yeah, you
know the couple's having amimosa.
(12:12):
They invite you to do one withthem.
Do you turn it down?
Is it disrespectful to Do youhave one and call it together?
I know a few DJs that will havea beer up next to them for the
four hours of their set a beer,a water, a plate of food.
They never sit down.
They don't get to eat.
At the same time.
All of the rest of us kind ofget to eat.
But yeah, it's a fine line towalk.
(12:36):
It is one.
I learned to walk and I learnedto walk hard.
With weddings I had a few whereI made a fool of myself, did not
do things the best way and hadto learn from it, build out some
of my policies on right, youknow, in quoting, where do you
(13:01):
need me, where will I be, andwhat sort of things could be
thrown at me at the last minute.
I don't mind.
I'm often a yes and kind ofgirl, but I just want to know
what's expected and thesituations where it's not
expected.
For the time that I might haveto really be up there front and
(13:22):
center from everyone thinking onmy feet that I should be
compensated for.
Obviously that's a hard thing.
That I still struggle to do isturning back around to a couple
and going.
I wasn't paid for this.
You know, I was offered a plateof going.
I wasn't paid for this.
I was offered a plate of food.
I wasn't supposed to bespeaking.
Where those professional linesfall where back charging falls.
(13:47):
I do have it in my contractabout incidentals or unforeseen
things that could happen thatI'll take care of.
But please, you know, please,provide me with a means of
electronic payment so I can backcharge later, and I haven't
done too well with that becauseit's a little awkward.
(14:07):
I had a friend say that maybe Ishould use the deposit not as a
true deposit but more of forincidentals and if there's
nothing of additional charge,the couple gets back 100 bucks.
I don't quite know how to workthat yet.
Please, if you have anythoughts on you know, whether
it's late starts or unexpectedspeeches, or the wedding is
(14:31):
supposed to run for five minutesand the couple decides that
they want to do their own vows.
So that is then more timewithin the ceremony, more time
I'm standing up there.
A lot of my quotes, as we'll seein a behind the scenes episode
of how I put together quotes,length, how long I am present
(14:53):
and performing, Even if I'm notthe one saying the words I.
In pictures I am seen.
The face has to be a certainway, the much like we talked
about in the crying episode.
You don't want me lookingstone-faced, you don't want me
looking absolutely ridiculous.
I I have to present a certainway, and the longer I have to
stand and do that, with orwithout speaking, is my time.
(15:18):
And I've had weddings where thecouples thought, oh yeah, we'll
just throw this in, it'll be fun, and I don't know necessarily
how to uh stop them mid-ceremonyand go, oh, this wasn't in your
contract or this isn't what Iwas supposed to be doing here.
But then on the back end, posta wedding, the license is signed
(15:40):
, everything is legal.
What do I do in that situation?
So, please, any thoughts youhave, let me know.
It's kind of went on a slightbit of a tangent, but all in all
, a great wedding, a lot of fun.
I should also probably do it asa women's episode.
This is the wedding thattotally convinced me not to do
(16:01):
bouquet tosses and garters formy own.
Maybe I'll do that when I breakdown my wedding of why I chose
the things I chose.
So, yeah, what?
What has happened in weddingsyou've been to?
Has there been somebody whogave a toast and probably
shouldn't have?
Did they run a little long?
Got one of those episodes too.
(16:23):
Yeah, seriously, highlyrecommend Time Limits on anybody
speaking.
No one should be pulling outpages.
It should be a page, it shouldbe bullet points and you know
timed and cut down significantly.
Have you been put on the spotunexpectedly?
(16:44):
Have you ever been put on aspot at a wedding?
What would you have done if youwere me?
And, mind you again, we can'ttake back the fact that I had
the Jolly Ranchers.
They were really good drinks.
So let me word it instead thisway you are me, you just got
done with work, you've had somegreat drinks with some good
laughter and good people, andsuddenly you are brought up to
(17:06):
make a blessing.
What are you pulling out ofyour back pocket?
What do you have ready andraring to go?
Is there another song that youthink would be superb to quote
out?
Is there another song that youthink would be superb to quote
out?
Let me know.
I would love to just do a wholedeep dive episode on what other
people would have done in thissituation.
And next week we are finalizingout the stories related to
(17:32):
amanda and tito's wedding, thewedding where I calm the groom
down with a dirty joke.
So until next time.
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Amanda.
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Welcome to the Wedding Wear,with officiating by Amanda the
(00:21):
Wedding Wear.
I gave a drunken toast.
Welcome back to the Wedding,where I hope that you all have
(00:49):
gotten to listen to thewonderful interview last week
with Amanda as we recap herwedding.
It was also the Wedding weddingwhere I cried, and for the next
two episodes as well, both ofthese are also from that wedding
.
It was a memorable wedding, tosay the least, and given that it
was early on in my officiatingcareer, it has definitely played
an impact in me learning theropes, figuring out what the
(01:09):
lines are, how involved to get,where I should insert myself or
not.
So today we are talking about aquestion I get asked.
A lot really is from coupleswill you be at the reception?
And let me preface with sayingthat in my early days I very
(01:36):
much was.
As we mentioned in a previousepisode, I had a pretty
significant era where I wouldwork for food and drink.
So my early days yes, of courseI will be at the reception.
Plus, not only was there freefood and free drinks, but I also
got to network verysignificantly with bridesmaids
(02:01):
and groomsmen, younger siblings,friends of the couple, who were
all around the same age groupas myself and the couple and
oftentimes that was really greatfor referral business and could
, in my world, hopefully lead toother weddings.
And I was young.
(02:21):
I was 22 years old when I gotordained and so fresh out of
college I was working for acollege so I wasn't kind of able
to hang out and go out in townfor fear of running into my
students or any sort of thinglike that.
So weddings were a safe placefor me to let my hair down a
(02:45):
little bit and hang out.
Plus, I was single.
Back then.
There were always singlegroomsmen.
There were always single maleguests.
Hey, why not chat them up andsee how it went?
So previously that answer wasalways yes, I will be at the
reception.
(03:05):
As time has gone on, andcertainly this wedding as one
for context.
But even just with the time ittakes to get to weddings and
home from weddings, that I don'twant to be wearing a dress and
heels all night long, that Ihave more referrals than I know
(03:26):
what to do with the business, Iam less and less inclined to say
yes to receptions.
Certainly I'll go family,member, friend, I know multiple
people in the wedding party orif there's a specific role for
me.
If you, as the couple, need meto do a blessing or there is a
(03:52):
request that I play a part youknow, show off the marriage
license as part of the receptionspace then yes, of course, you
know I'm not going to ditch outand bail, but if you don't need
me partly partly from this storyI won't be there.
(04:17):
So, diving into the weddingwhere I gave a drunken toast,
wedding where I gave a drunkentoast, when I met the Vegas
Amanda and Tito, I had asked hey, this all sounds really, really
great.
What all do you need for yourwedding and it was early on that
(04:38):
I even brought up.
Do you need a blessing at thereception?
Majority of couples do not, orthey already have somebody's
father uncle slated to do it.
It's really a great way to getother members of the family
involved.
So if the parents are alreadymaking respective toasts, maybe
this is a grandmother that makesa nice little blessing.
(05:00):
Maybe this is a cousin who isjust a little too old to be a
ring bearer but a little tooyoung to really be a groomsman.
Maybe, you know, 18, 19 yearsold.
Blessings are a really greatopportunity for other people to
be involved and I've had lessand less couples want it to be
(05:20):
me, which I am more than okaywith.
And so when I spoke with Amandaand Tito, they had said oh no,
you're good, we're going to haveour uncle do it.
He really wants to, he's goingto be honored, we're going to
have him do it.
Fantastic, cross it off thelist.
I'll include it in the quote.
(05:40):
No additional time needed on myend.
Don't craft a thing in thequote.
No additional time needed on myend.
Don't craft a thing, just dothe wedding.
And, as we heard from theprevious episodes, it was a
wedding for the books.
It was a wedding full ofemotion and it was really great.
So when I got done, I pattedmyself on the back, I took some
pictures with the couple and Iwalked into the reception
(06:03):
because it was planned that Iwould work for some additional
food and that I would be theresitting with a bunch of the
other vendors who have allbecome friends.
They had a Jolly Rancher drinkon tap.
If you've never had one, Ihighly recommend it.
May link the recipe in the shownotes.
(06:23):
It is very easy to make, veryfruity, very good, very much a
step up from some of the drinksI made in college.
But yeah, I had one, I had two,I may have been on a third as
they were bringing the coupleback in for announcements and
(06:45):
the dances and the cake and allof that jazz.
And I'm having a great time.
I was so excited.
I made friends with the couple,making friends with everyone at
my table, really just excitedwith how the day went.
And the DJ says and now we willhave a blessing from the
(07:05):
minister Amanda, and I wish thatthere had been a camera trained
on my face because what?
No, no, uncle, uncle Al isgoing to get the toast.
Well, it was very clear that DJsaid my name.
Everybody at my table islooking at me like, oh, they
(07:27):
said you like, go on up.
I just did the wedding.
Everyone knows what I look like, so they're all looking at me,
ready for me to go give a toast,blessing a speech.
I look at the bride and groomand they're both like I'm so
sorry, like just in disbelief.
And I catch a quick look overto the bride's uncle who is in a
(07:50):
flop sweat, had a little pieceof paper or a toast that he was
planning to give but just wasnot in a state to be able to do
it, though I'm pretty sure ifthe couple had watched me drink
those three Jolly Ranchers, theywould have also deemed I was
not in a state to do it.
But pulled myself together Ican do this Got up and had
(08:14):
nothing prepared, absolutelynothing prepared.
I went through, I think, about aminute or so of how I, like the
couple, was venturing in theonline dating space and how I
was so proud that they had foundeach other and brought their
family together and that may allof us who search aim for the
same thing.
But that didn't seem likeenough of a blessing, because in
(08:38):
my head was like blessings haveto include God or well wishes,
and more so than I hope.
If you're looking for someoneto date, you find them in the
horrible pool that is onlinedating.
Thankfully and I give all fullcredit to the TV show Parenthood
and to Bob Dylan's ForeverYoung so I, after doing a little
(09:14):
tidbit on online dating andperseverance for those of us
still looking so we could find alove, like the couple I said,
amanda and Tito, may God blessand keep you always.
May your wishes all come true.
May you always do for othersand let others do for you.
May we all enjoy this meal andcelebrate tonight and stay
(09:37):
forever young.
Amen.
Yeah, pulled that out of mybackside, edited on the spot, my
backside, edited on the spot.
Wasn't even quite sure if itmade sense.
I was praying it did and no oneknew the difference.
(09:57):
Everyone clapped.
They said, great, yep.
I sat right back down at mytable, I switched to water
because who knows what else I'mgoing to be asked to do later on
in the night.
This wasn't the plan and thatwas the start of me, kind of
going.
Okay, there's some differenceshere of what my role can be,
especially when I'm selected bya couple as a vendor, not a
(10:19):
friend who could also marry us.
What is the role at thereception?
Is there a role for me?
I now don't need to work forfood, and I jokingly also say I
have a husband who, if left hisown devices, would eat croutons
dipped in salad dressing.
So if I'm not home at nightbecause I'm at a wedding
(10:42):
reception, I got to plan ahead alittle bit of a meal for him.
Plus, I like my own house, Ilike my own bed, I like things
that just make sense and notneeding to be an hour to two to
three hours away in a dress andheels.
And there's very personalthings, very inside jokes at
(11:04):
receptions that make sense tothe couple, to their families,
to their friends, and I don'twant to be an interloper any
further.
So after giving that drunkenblessing, I did go to other
receptions.
I went to a few.
I've got a story for later on.
I can pinpoint the lastreception I went to as a vendor
(11:28):
alone, whereas I didn't know thecouple prior to the wedding,
and I'll tell you the reasonswhy I don't go to receptions
anymore.
But in thinking back on it,there are certainly some
boundaries that I would have.
Other couples think about,other vendors, think about as
(11:51):
you go forward, and there aresome vendors for weddings that
their job starts at 8 am, is notover until the last dance.
So obviously, having a drinkwhile on the job probably not
ideal.
There are some DJs andvideographers who, yeah, you
know the couple's having amimosa.
(12:12):
They invite you to do one withthem.
Do you turn it down?
Is it disrespectful to Do youhave one and call it together?
I know a few DJs that will havea beer up next to them for the
four hours of their set a beer,a water, a plate of food.
They never sit down.
They don't get to eat.
At the same time.
All of the rest of us kind ofget to eat.
But yeah, it's a fine line towalk.
(12:36):
It is one.
I learned to walk and I learnedto walk hard.
With weddings I had a few whereI made a fool of myself, did not
do things the best way and hadto learn from it, build out some
of my policies on right, youknow, in quoting, where do you
(13:01):
need me, where will I be, andwhat sort of things could be
thrown at me at the last minute.
I don't mind.
I'm often a yes and kind ofgirl, but I just want to know
what's expected and thesituations where it's not
expected.
For the time that I might haveto really be up there front and
(13:22):
center from everyone thinking onmy feet that I should be
compensated for.
Obviously that's a hard thing.
That I still struggle to do isturning back around to a couple
and going.
I wasn't paid for this.
You know, I was offered a plateof going.
I wasn't paid for this.
I was offered a plate of food.
I wasn't supposed to bespeaking.
Where those professional linesfall where back charging falls.
(13:47):
I do have it in my contractabout incidentals or unforeseen
things that could happen thatI'll take care of.
But please, you know, please,provide me with a means of
electronic payment so I can backcharge later, and I haven't
done too well with that becauseit's a little awkward.
(14:07):
I had a friend say that maybe Ishould use the deposit not as a
true deposit but more of forincidentals and if there's
nothing of additional charge,the couple gets back 100 bucks.
I don't quite know how to workthat yet.
Please, if you have anythoughts on you know, whether
it's late starts or unexpectedspeeches, or the wedding is
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supposed to run for five minutesand the couple decides that
they want to do their own vows.
So that is then more timewithin the ceremony, more time
I'm standing up there.
A lot of my quotes, as we'll seein a behind the scenes episode
of how I put together quotes,length, how long I am present
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and performing, Even if I'm notthe one saying the words I.
In pictures I am seen.
The face has to be a certainway, the much like we talked
about in the crying episode.
You don't want me lookingstone-faced, you don't want me
looking absolutely ridiculous.
I I have to present a certainway, and the longer I have to
stand and do that, with orwithout speaking, is my time.
(15:18):
And I've had weddings where thecouples thought, oh yeah, we'll
just throw this in, it'll be fun, and I don't know necessarily
how to uh stop them mid-ceremonyand go, oh, this wasn't in your
contract or this isn't what Iwas supposed to be doing here.
But then on the back end, posta wedding, the license is signed
(15:40):
, everything is legal.
What do I do in that situation?
So, please, any thoughts youhave, let me know.
It's kind of went on a slightbit of a tangent, but all in all
, a great wedding, a lot of fun.
I should also probably do it asa women's episode.
This is the wedding thattotally convinced me not to do
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bouquet tosses and garters formy own.
Maybe I'll do that when I breakdown my wedding of why I chose
the things I chose.
So, yeah, what?
What has happened in weddingsyou've been to?
Has there been somebody whogave a toast and probably
shouldn't have?
Did they run a little long?
Got one of those episodes too.
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Yeah, seriously, highlyrecommend Time Limits on anybody
speaking.
No one should be pulling outpages.
It should be a page, it shouldbe bullet points and you know
timed and cut down significantly.
Have you been put on the spotunexpectedly?
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Have you ever been put on aspot at a wedding?
What would you have done if youwere me?
And, mind you again, we can'ttake back the fact that I had
the Jolly Ranchers.
They were really good drinks.
So let me word it instead thisway you are me, you just got
done with work, you've had somegreat drinks with some good
laughter and good people, andsuddenly you are brought up to
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make a blessing.
What are you pulling out ofyour back pocket?
What do you have ready andraring to go?
Is there another song that youthink would be superb to quote
out?
Is there another song that youthink would be superb to quote
out?
Let me know.
I would love to just do a wholedeep dive episode on what other
people would have done in thissituation.
And next week we are finalizingout the stories related to
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amanda and tito's wedding, thewedding where I calm the groom
down with a dirty joke.
So until next time.
Thank you for listening to theWedding Wear with Officiating by
Amanda.
I hope you enjoyed today'sepisode and found some
inspiration or insight for yourown special day.
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