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First wedding anniversary Our son had married the most delightful young lady earlier in the day and now that fateful time had arrived when I, as the father of the groom, had to make a speech which had been hastily prepared the previous day. Why leave it so late? Because I had a throat problem and didn't think I would be able to speak. Obviously at this stage the happy couple were 365 days away from their own first wedding anniversary, but the lad still wanted his dad to perform in front of 100 or so guests, most of whom were known to me and most of whom would love to see the "old man" fall flat on his face because it would give them something to talk about for a while to come. No problem there because I can make a fool of myself at any given time, but at the son't wedding reception? No way! Apparently it is good form on these occasions to give thanks to any and everyone who had been remotely involved in your son's life, make a few lighthearted comments about his shortcomings, generally act the benevolent parent and crack a few tasteful jokes, all of which I did until I became carried away and wandered from the script into the unknown territory of wedded bliss. "Pam and I," I said, "have had ten years of wedded bliss," which brought forth an astonished gasp from my wife Pam, "which isn't so bad," I continued, "out of 38 years of marriage." Well ok, it had the desired effect and it got a laugh, but I had some explaining to do to my wife later in the evening. So, I guess that if you want to make it to your first wedding anniversary then just be careful of what you say. Now for some reason totally unknown to me each wedding anniversary has a name, and the name given to the 1st is Paper - possibly because paper isn't very strong and can be easily ripped apart, just as after a year, one could say that a marriage was still tender and had not yet been been proven to stand the test of time. A word of warning to the husband: If yopu dare to forget the date of your first wedding anniversary you are doomed to a life of abject misery and serdom - your wife will see to that and never, ever let you forget it. |
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