One of my best friends is getting married tomorrow. She is the first friend from the high school gang to have a ring put on her finger. It’s exciting and absolutely terrifying at the same time.
While I’m incredibly happy for her and her fiancé, I have to realize that I’m not 19 anymore. We haven’t just finished our Leaving Cert, and teenagers now think I’m way over the hill and in retirement territory.
However, those are considerations for another day. Aside from being on the hunt for gray hair, I’ve never looked forward to a social event so much.
Irish weddings are a party extravaganza. Sometimes I don’t believe in God, but I always have faith in the power of the Irish Rock the boat at 3 a.m. These are special events. I don’t care what anyone says, we all secretly love them.
As you read this, you’re about to give in, but I know only too well that many times you’ve stood in a bar with local residents, swaying at the counter, yelling at the bride’s cousin to sing you an interpretation of it The Galway Scarf. It’s an opportunity to lose yourself completely on a random Friday and only find yourself the following Monday.
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Dancing to Wham! is a regular occurrence at wedding celebrations
Dancing to Wham! is a regular occurrence at wedding celebrations
Men plan their outfit a day in advance, while women plan it six months in advance. Women think deeply about the card’s message, while men ask, “What do we need a card for?”
That may not sound appetizing, but the positive aspects almost always outweigh the negative
Everyone gossiping and crying, calling someone by their wrong name, drinking a little too much at the counter, complaining about the beef and reassuring the singles at the table that “you’re next”.
That may not sound appetizing, but the positive aspects almost always outweigh the negative. After so many delays and missed opportunities for couples across the country in recent years, people are answering “yes” without a second thought.
Since a certain degree of normality has returned, people have been clinging to social events for their lives. It’s like we’re afraid they’ll leave us again. We cannot say “no” and we will not do so for a long time. Everyone wants to party and wrap themselves in a love story. They want a three course meal and dancing to the music of a local DJ named Jim.
They want to watch grown men wrap a tie around their heads and believe they are the first person in the history of weddings to do so. They want joy and laughter and cheap bubbles and a chance to forget the bad things in the world. We all need a chance to let go, even if it’s just for one night.
So put on a suit, put on a hat, marinate in self-tanner, write a card, overdo it on the prosecco, eat salmon, pass dessert, drink crème de menthe, bet on the length of the speeches, get up from the table, Wham! dance, don’t leave the ground, sing a singsong, lose your voice and wish for nothing. I will embrace every moment of it tomorrow.
Please clasp your hands for my girlfriend, for her groom, and for the party. If you don’t hear from me, I’ll be back for you on Monday. I promise.
https://www.independent.ie/opinion/comment/youre-invited-to-forget-your-worries-for-one-day-41888862.html You are invited to forget your worries for a day
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