What The Heck?

I went to a wedding this weekend, like one that I have never seen before...EVER. One of my employees invited me to her wedding. I have attended a lot of weddings in my day, but this one took the cake.

From the start, I knew that she was unlike any other person I had ever hired. She was a young, hardworking, single mother of three, who needed a chance. She was rough around the edges in the beginning. Bad weave, spandex, and gum popping....but she had potential. She was well spoken and very intelligent. I took my time, and trained her. I even went as far as taking her shopping for a few outfits to get started. It was a hard decision for me to make, but I am glad that I didn't let her frightening first impression scare me off. No one thought that she would last a week, but she has now been here for 2 years. I gave her a job, and she is now one of my best employees. She is thorough in her work. She is punctual, and she comes to work everyday possible.

I felt like I was in another world when we walked in the church. First of all, it was HOT and the church was packed. I am not big on weddings, so I got there almost an hour late on purpose and the darn thing still hadn't started! A guy dressed in a royal blue satin suit (w/shoes to match) stepped to the front of the church and began to sing. He had a very nice voice, but her over sang the song. All the riffs and runs were just too much, and I thought that the song would never end. My Boo gave me this "I wish he would shut the hell up look" about 3 times during the song.

Then the pre-recorded music started to play. The first song, This Very Moment by KC and Jojo. The first bridesmaid walks in a royal blue dress...with hair, shoes, and nail polish to match. The style of the dress was cute, but the color coordination left something to be desired. But one thing that she forgot to consider is that everyone can't wear everything. The next one walks in the same colors, hair included...and this continues on through 12 more bridesmaids. Next there were 4 Jr bridesmaids with long black, Pocahontas weaves. Then came the babies...The flower girls all had long braids (it was way too much hair for one child's head to carry). The ring barer was decked out in all white, w/a pimped out blue hat leaning to the side, and blue shoes...just a mess! His hair was braided as well. I wonder who had the bright idea to put extentions in that little boy's head! They actually had someone roll their new addition down the isle in a baby stroller, decorated in blue and white flowers. I have never seen anything like this in all my days!

Then it was time for the bride. I didn't know what to expect. She actually looked really nice. Her hair and make up were done nicely. The dress was pretty...Not my style, but it looked good on her. The groom looked nice as well. I don't know what happened to the rest of the wedding party! The only bad thing was, she and her older brother( he was her escort) were walking down the isle to the beat of the song "Happily Ever After". It was not graceful at all. My man had tears in his eyes from laughing so hard. They said their vows, the guy in the blue satin suit monstered another song, and it was a wrap!

We stayed at the reception for a while. Just to say congrats to the new couple. All of the people from the office were seated together and you know we were talking! The food looked like her grandmother cooked it at home. The cake was slightly leaning to the left. We all had a bet going that it was going to tip over. It was a mess. Kids, old people...Everybody in the place was shakin' what their momma gave em' . I had to get out of there. I love a good party just as well as the next person, but this was a ghetto mess. Everyone was hood dressed to impress. I am happy for my employee, but I am sure they will be talking about this in the office for a while.

Have you had any ghetto wedding/party experiences?