The other religious ceremony: Football
• The Wedding Planner's Web log
By Tanya Bricking
Advertiser Staff Writer
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2003
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"What?" I said, like any bride-to-be, oblivious to anything else that could possibly be happening that day.
"It's the UH-Alabama game," he said.
I thought for a second about the fun we had at that game last year. And then I thought, no, none of our friends would choose the game over our wedding. Would they?
His friend, known as "Stump," so named for his tree-stump-like stature, brought this to his attention. Thanks a lot, Uncle Stumpie.
(Interesting side note on Stump: His formal invitation will be addressed to "Mr. Stump" So-and-so, to humor my fiancé. You can just imagine how that went over with my mother, who follows rules of etiquette and is addressing the invitations. "Stump?" she asked, looking for an explanation. "Yes," I said. "I don't even know his real first name. Just put 'Mr. Stump.'")
Anyway, Mr. Stump planted visions in my finacé's head about mini TVs and the commercial where the guy seems to be engrossed in prayer but is really engrossed in a game.
Boys will be boys.
And so will girls.
My long-lost pal Ronda, a huge Crimson Tide fan who moved back to Montgomery, Ala., after finishing grad school at the University of Hawai'i, says she's trying her darnedest to get to O'ahu for "The Big Event."
I'm not sure if she means the wedding or the game.
A Southern belle at heart, I'm sure she would have consulted the football schedule before setting a wedding date.
Alas, I would have failed that debutante test.
She says she's entering a contest multiple times daily to try to win a five-day trip to Hawai'i for Thanksgiving weekend. It's a longshot, she says, but it could happen.
Yes, she, too, could have to choose between us and the game.
Tanya Bricking writes about relationships for The Advertiser. Reach her at tbricking@honoluluadvertiser.com or 525-8026.
[Posted on October 25, 2003 at 6:17 pm HST]
3 LETTERS "VCR"
IT IS YOUR DAY TO SHINE. YOUR LOVED ONES WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE, NO MATTER WHAT. MY WIFE & I MARRIED ON A UH FOOTBALL GAME DAY. NO ONE REMEMBERS THE GAME, ONLY THE HAPPINESS THAT WAS SHARED ON OUR SPECIAL DAY.
I'M SURE THAT SOME FOLK HURRIED HOME TO CATCH THE GAME ON THEIR "VCR"!
HAVE A FANTASTIC LAUNCH ON YOUR NEW JOURNEY TOGETHER!
SID
OAHU
[Posted on October 3, 2003 at 1:55 pm HST]
I'm getting married on Nov. 15th. Why that day? UH is away that weekend. This at the request of the brides father. Even with that there was some friends that were considering flying to Nevada for the game!
Sean
Oahu
[Posted on October 3, 2003 at 1:53 pm HST]
Don't even THINK about the UH-Alabama game. There's nothing to think twice about because UH will probably get blown out... remember this year's UH-USC game? UH didn't even come close except for the first quarter, that is. Your wedding will be well worth it because UH will get killed by 'Bama. Have a glorious wedding... No regrets!
Michelle
Oahu
[Posted on October 3, 2003 at 12:57 pm HST]
Root for Alabama, because if they win, no one will have any regrets. If UH wins, prepare for some bitterness among your guests, if you care. This happened when UH upset Iowa back in 1987. The male wedding party, all season-ticket holders, wanted to strangle the groom after the big announcement was made. I'm glad I'm not the groom in this wedding!
Steve
Kauai
[Posted on October 3, 2003 at 12:43 pm HST]
There's a lifetime ahead for you, but will UH play Alabama again in your lifetime? Change wedding date, go to the game!
Dan
Oahu
