August 28, 2007

  • A First For Everything

    My wedding officiant/pastor has never officiated a wedding before.

    Yup, it's true! And I couldn't be more thrilled.

    Originally, Mr. Eggplant and I asked the lead pastor at our church to officiate our wedding. He was already scheduled for another wedding on the same day as our nuptuals, and coincidentally, in the same city also. The plan was to start our ceremony in the late afternoon and have our pastor wedding hop once he was done marrying the first couple. Well, there were so many uncontrollable variables involved in timing a wedding, that I didn't feel great about our original plan. So a little over two months left until our big day, Mr. Eggplant and I decided to switch officiants.

    Our new officiant (I'll call him Pastor A) is also a pastor at our current church. He's newly married and just celebrated his one year anniversary recently. Our wedding will be the first nuptuals that he'll be overseeing, and I'm totally fine with it. I actually wanted to be the first wedding that he officiated. Call me selfish, but I like the thought of our wedding being just a little bit special to someone other than me and Mr. Eggplant. Plus, since this is Pastor A's first official wedding, he has been able to spend a generous amount of time preparing with us, going over pre-marital counseling, and giving us a realistic view of what our first year of marriage will be like. As it turns out, Pastor A and his wife are quite similar to Mr. Eggplant and me! Our age gap is the same: Pastor A is younger than Mrs. A (and younger than me, I think). Similarly, our personalities are parallel: Mr. Eggplant and Pastor A are both extroverts while I'm shy as pie and Mrs. A is also reserved.

    I'm quite excited to have Pastor A marrying us this October. I think he'll do a great job and I already see us all being friends for life.

    Funny thing, I met Mrs. Tomato during our first meeting with Pastor A! She happened to be dining at the same restaurant and came up to say hello. It turns out that we go to the same church. What a coincidence, no? Looks like we'll be seeing each other around, Mr. & Mrs. Tomato!

    Have you taken a chance on a "green" vendor/officiant/company for your wedding? How did it turn out?