Cell Phone Ceremony

The latest trend in weddings is cell phone usage. Really ... for a number of purposes.

Now I have had the occasional calls in the middle of a ceremony. Even the ones that people actually answer and talk during the ceremony. Even have had that person talking on the cell phone the groom: "I'm saying I DO right now! No. Really! Right now! Okay, I'll call you later. Bye." But that is not the cell phone usage I am talking about.

Video: I am seeing more and more cell phones recording the ceremony and putting it up on Facebook or Youtube before the ceremony is even done.

Photo: Cell phone pix have been used for years but more and more I see less and less cameras and more and more cell phones taking pictures from the audience.

Communication: NOW the lastest is live Skyping happening during the ceremony so those not able to make it to the wedding can see and hear the ceremony AS IT HAPPENS. It was wild, two different phones aiming at me and the couple as they exchanged vows.

The funnest wedding with cell phones was a wedding of just me and the couple and 5 cell phones. I don't know where they got 5 of them but we put them on a pedistal close to us as they exchanged vows so their family could hear what is going on. When I pronounced them husband and wife there was a distorted scream from the speaker phones as they celebrated too. Then to top it off the camera man aimed at the cell phones and said, "Okay every one, smile!"

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Wacky Weddings: The Body Builders

I thought the guy was scary but when I met the bride I thought I was in trouble. I am a pretty big guy but this bride had my biceps by a few inches and hers were firm with the veins popping out of them. The Wedding Dress was essentially Spandex with a veil.

The groom filled out his tux but because of the body shape his muscles forced him to get a few sizes bigger than what looked good. So while his arms were tight and ready to split some seams, the tux didn't follow his 24 inch waist and so he looked almost comical.

The guests were similarly buffed up and filled with tattoos. I just got the feeling that if I said one wrong word or one joke that no-one laughed at; I would be crushed. Literally.

So with trepidation I began the service. The wedding planners at the chapel backed out of the door carefully once we started to run to the safety of the video room. They wanted to watch to see if I was going to make it through unscathed.

I got to the vows and the groom couldn't say them. He began blubbering like a small child and I ended up putting my hand on his shoulder to say "It's alright..." The bride teared up and then so did most of the guests. He could bench press a thousand pounds but he couldn't make it through his vows without tears.

I believe they were exercising a muscle that doesn't often get the use it should. I was tugging and putting weight on their hearts and they responded. I love it when I see the physically strong and confident reduced to tears when their heart is involved.

That is until the end when I got at least six bone crushing hugs from the couple and their friends.