To Do It Or Not

By Rene A Lacape

Every so often, a man waits at the last moment to realize that he is not ready to get married. Staring at the walls of the church, his mouth went bone dry and he was all sweaty, while he tried to figure out why he had agreed to let someone else make the most important decision in his life.

Could I run away? I did not think so. The reason why was sitting at the front pew, wearing her new red dress, smiling widely and bending her silvery black head to chat unintelligibly to her neighbor. Excited, happy, and not a little exhausted with what all these Herculean efforts to arrange her eldest son’s wedding; my mother.

The groom may lament the fact that he has to face all the anxiety of the marriage ceremony. At this point he will be sensitive to what others do or say in front of him.

It was not that I was against the institution of marriage. It was not that I was not attracted to my wife-to-be, albeit ours was an arranged match. I did. I just felt as a young energetic thirty year old, I still wanted my freedom. Needless to say, I did not suffer from any Bridget Jones-like complex. My fiance and I have discussed extensively and we agreed to remain unattached as long as possible. But Mother changed her mind with the all powerful warning, “Time and tide wait for no one”. Honestly, the truth be told, I was not a little apprehensive of major changes.

Sometimes I did ask myself why I gave in to Mother. But I knew I wanted her to be happy. And she would not be happy until she saw me married and settled down, preferably with a few grandchildren on the way.

Preparing for a wedding ceremony is by far most agonizing for couples. Nobody can forget about their beautiful wedding but not a soul would want to go through the horrendous labor they went though in putting it all together. Nevertheless, canceling it on the last minute would not be an intelligent thing to do. Photo-taking and shopping-the things people normally enjoy was most unbearable in the circumstance of preparing for wedding. They had to get down even to the most trivial items.

You are right, dear. Nobody notices them if they are there, but if they are not, then EVERYBODY will notice. Trust me, I am experienced.”

Could I argue with such flawless logic? Mother, as usual, had her way.

But nothing can top the shock that came two days ago, my bride’s gowns and accessories. Down to the last earring and bit of lace, they simply took my breath away – without me seeing the actual paraphernalia; the bill was enough! Could clothes actually cost so much? She would not be wearing it for long anyway!

“Trump, tum, ta, ta ” I was jarred out of my wild imaginings as the organ pealed out the dreaded song – “Here comes .”

Nonetheless, when the groom sees his bride for the first time in the ceremony, he would forget about all the troubles he went through. He might even feel excited.

I could not tear my gaze away from her. How could I not – I could see nothing else. The face of my bride, she shyly smiling and poised, eyelashes demurely fixed on her bouquet of white roses. Heavens, did I deserve this angel? Could I give her happiness? Could I be happy?

All the uncertainties that the groom had before this will disappear in a twinkling of an eye. Seeing the bride for the first time of the eventful day would immediately change his mind. He would then value the most meaningful part of the whole torment.

I held out my hand. She took it. My fingers closed around hers. This was it – our choice, our commitment.

As they turned to the priest, he secretly made a promise that he would never let her down. Although they may have their bad days, this would not shake him. This is because he now knows that the most important thing for them is to keep together and try to raise a family.

The only thing that a couple need is love and when they realize that they have it they will feel very lucky indeed.

At that instance, the word I do came straight from his heart.

Rene Lacape is a party genius. If you are in need of someone to handle all the party needs for your company, he is the best person to find. He can handle different kinds of parties and is very good at it. Call him now.

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