The Anonymous Officiant: Substitute Mom for the Wedding Day

A wedding officiant's kind gesture helped dry this groom's tears...

 

 

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"The bride and groom were both from Mexico, and it was a large gathering.

 

All were dressed to the nines and the ladies had been cooking for days. 

 

The closer it got to the time the bride was supposed to arrive, the more upset the groom got, and the closer he got to me. 

 

Soon, he was pouring sweat, and me being a career nurse, I asked him if he was ok. 

 

The young fellow turned, threw his arms around me, and started sobbing. 

Illustrations by Jessica Levey

 

 

When he finally was able to speak, he told me, "I'm getting married and my Mama is not here.” 

 

I put my arms around his shoulders and asked him if I could be his Mama today. 

 

He smiled through his tears and wiped his eyes as his bride walked through the door. 

 

After the ceremony, he addressed the gathering in Spanish, and everyone was looking at me and started clapping.

 

I was made exuberantly welcome and treated to the best Mexican food I've ever had."

 

 

- Anonymous 

 

 

 

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We’re accepting submissions of true stories, confessions, rants, and other revelations from the wild world of officiating. Do you have a secret, a cautionary tale, a wedding day disaster story, or exciting gossip? A true tale that's funny, heartwarming, scandalous, surprising, or informative? Something you want to confess, or get off your chest? 

 

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• Spanish-English Bilingual Wedding Ceremony Script with Love Poem Reading
   

 

A bilingual English - Spanish wedding ceremony script that includes a heartfelt opening speech and a love poem by Pablo Neruda. See the full wedding officiant script here. 

 

 

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