Mock Wedding

Please forgive this semi culturally insensitive post, but it is only insensitive towards my own American culture thus I can only lament it so much. The story goes something like this....

One fine evening, a friend and fellow ETA decided to have a dinner party. This was not be any ordinary dinner party, but an extraordinary mock wedding ceremony, forever to be infamously known as the Hick Wedding. The theme was Flashy & Trashy and everyone was assigned roles. We drew the roles randomly and blindly from two bags, one for female roles and one for male roles, and also chose an adjective/adverb from another bag. Of course the deal was that if you chose to participated you could be flexible and creative with your designated roles and descriptive words, but you must remain in character all night. The participants also made a small donation to the party planner (another random role drawn from the bag) for the provision of some decorations along with a (liquid) diet. Now, your imagination may already be reeling with what such characters were created, so allow me to satiate your curiousity by illustrating some examples:
                               A (limping) 3rd cousin of the Groom
                               An (overly- excited) Sorority Sister Bridesmaid
                               A (hypochondriac) Aunt of the Bride
                               A Fellow Frat Brother of the Groom (with aspirations of becomming a famous Rapper)
                               A female (lesbian) Priest

                               A (morbid) Best Man

Just to name a few...

 Due to adverse weather condtions the Wedding Ceremony followed by the Reception could not take place outside, but the Hotel was most accommodating and provided us with the Grand Ballroom to host this fittingly elegant event. All of the ETAs were in attendance as well as several other onlookers and spectators. The night included fabulous costumes, an awesome DJ, spectacular event-planning coordination, and even an Acapella Group known as The Peltzman Effect, whose debut performance can be viewed via the link provided below. They did an incredible job of incorporating the Indonesian Epidemic known as "Beiber Fever" with several other classic, heart-touching love songs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAbQEsU_CQs                                     

The Wedding Ceremony went rather smoothly, aside from a minor objection from the ex-boyfriend of the Bride and a few outbursts from belligerant relatives. The reception and celabratory follow up were equally enjoyable. Most people stayed and danced for some time or chatted with kin/lovers and savored the taste of the local brew.

Overall, the Hick Wedding was an epic event for all in attendance. It's glory will forever be immortalized only in our memories, the stale aroma of Bintang in the ballroom, the melodic tunes of The Peltzman Effect, and red lipstick stains that just won't seem to wash out...