The following list contains the weddings I’ve attended, in chronological order. There may have been more…but this is what I can remember…
1. My cousin’s wedding (??) – my fam
2. Walter’s wedding (??) – my bro
3. Family Friend (??)
4. Z’s sister’s wedding (??) – z’s fam
5. GC & EA Wedding (2009 08) – bride is my friend
6. ?? & ?? Wedding (2009 09) – z’s cousin
7. CY & PL Wedding (2010 05) – groom is my friend
8. JM & SO Wedding (2010 06) – coworker
9. CC & EC Wedding (2010 07) – groom is my friend
10. VO & VL Wedding (2011 05) – both are my friends
For the topic of this post, I’m going to discuss the weddings in which I have, at some point, been the center of attention (for at least a moment):
1. Cousin’s wedding (??)
6. ?? & ?? Wedding (2009 09) – z’s cousin
7. CY & PL Wedding (2010 05) – groom is my friend
10. VO & VL Wedding (2011 05) – both are my friends
1. I wasn’t really the center of attention here, there was just a cool shoutout. The groom, husband of my cousin, mentioned me in his speech. I was in the groom’s speech! He said something along the lines of “I can’t believe [my wife]’s cousin, Warren, is in the same room as [my aunt]”. When I heard, I smiled…nice shout-out from the groom! Unexpected and very awesome!
6. This was the most embarrassing one. So basically there are 4 people at my table: Me, Z, her sis, and her husband. At one point, the MC called out family members individually [and thanked them for coming? i dunno] and the people called stood up and waved or something to all the other tables. The MC called the 3 other people at my table: Z, her sis, and her husband and they all stood up as the MC introduced them. It was pretty weird that I wasn’t called out (obviously they didn’t know me), so there were 3 people standing, 75% of the table and the whole room looking at them. And I was sitting in my chair, looking up at them. AWKWARD. OH GOD SO AWKWARD. But the worst part was that after everyone was introduced, the MC came up to me and quietly asked me what my name was. I said “Warren” not knowing why she asked. A moment later, she ran to the podium and said to all the guests: “And I’d also like to welcome Z’s boyfriend, Warren”…and I stood up, alone, at Z’s cousin’s wedding. I knew a total of 3 people there, out of 160~…and there I was, standing all alone. SOOOOOOOOOOOO EMBARRASSING. SOOO AWKWARD. Everyone cheered me…and I waved and smiled…but oh man, so weird. Fortunately, I mean…it wasn’t in front of anyone important…so I didn’t really care. But man….that was…my worst “center of attention” moment at any wedding.
7. This one would come in second, after #6. So the bride and groom would kiss at the wedding but someone would have to do it first to “show them how it’s done”. The groomsmen, also my stupid friends, yelled out my name as other names were being shouted for who should set the example. Somehow, my name made it as the one that stuck out. I was given a few minutes to think of a creative kiss. Fortunately, I had brought my samurai sword umbrella….so we set up the scene. Z was the damsel in distress….she was standing, but her 2 hands were held down by 2 groomsmen [her captors] as she cried for help. I ran in from the sides with my sword umbrella and slashed the 2 captors w/ sound effects provided by another groomsmen. I grab Z from around her back, bring her close, and plant a kiss on her. In front of everyone. Heroic, movie worthy kiss. Anyways, the groom had to follow, doing the same thing I did. Man….definitely second embarrassing wedding moment. I still need to give my friends, the groomsmen, some kind of revenge.
10. Just this last weekend…the MC had announced to the audience that the bride and groom had been going out 11 years. “11 years ago, [A] was popular, [B] was popular, and NSYNC had a #1 CD. What was that CD called Warren?”
And I’m like O_O; – OMG WTF IS HE TALKING ABOUT?!. Al the eyes were on me…I eventually, what seemed like 10 seconds but may have only been 1 or 2, shouted “Celebrity” which was incorrect….Anyways, for a moment, while much of the audience was looking around in confusion, my friends were looking at me. And I was just a big nervous sweat. Ugh.
So, in like 10 weddings…I don’t imagine I’d be the center of attention, at least for one moment, in 40% of them. 40% is pretty high! What is it about me? >_< I just want to blend in to the shadows, into the crowd...everyone's out to get me >:(
