Skip to main content

Mild Wedding: One Song

So, I recently got engaged. We're both pretty happy about this turn of events, but this now means that we have to plan a Mild Wedding. I think we've both heard a lot of the advice from people (it goes by very quickly, enjoy the day, don't worry so much about details, people will always find something to complain about), but the planning process has already yielded some laughs.

We have a rough idea of what we're after, so that helps. Still, we only got engaged recently, so we're just starting our search. We've yet to nail down the major details. So, I'm going to keep those details close to the vest in case any of them have to change. I wouldn't want to promise red napkins only to be forced to put blue napkins on a table because of a logistics problem, you know?

However, the one piece of information that I will divulge is one of the funniest bits. Somehow or other, I convinced the Mild Fiancée that I am allowed to put one song on the DJ's playlist over which she has no veto power. We will talk about and agree to the rest of the playlist as a couple, so it's not like one person is going to be deciding the whole thing. But for one and only one song, I have full control over.

The genesis for this agreement in it of itself was amusing. I was jokingly talking about it, and she said that I was allowed to do so if a couple with whom we're friends also agreed to this. I think in her mind, those two would keep me in check in case i suggested something utterly ridiculous. Much to her chagrin, however, they responded with, "oh, we're so in. I love collusion and [Partner] loves music." I have co-conspirators. You should've seen the Cheshire cat grin on my face when I saw that response.

Of course, we also tell friends and family on both sides of the aisle about this. We've mentioned it to all of our siblings, for example. They all share a good long laugh about this, and some even suggest a song. Interestingly enough, this leads to a conundrum of its own. Many of the songs they suggest might actually be good songs to play, so the Mild Fiancée and I are liable to agree that it should be on the playlist. If that's the case, using my Golden Pick to place it on the playlist seems like a squandered opportunity.

Keep in mind, this is still my fiancée, and this is still my wedding. I want it to go as well as possible, while simultaneously picking a song that will be amusing AND that she wouldn't have picked on her own. Without realizing it, I gave myself quite the goal. This is going to take some effort. And for the record, Jimmy Soul's "If You Wanna Be Happy" is out of the running. Let's just say I have a hunch about that one.

So, if you see me listening to random music between now and the Mild Wedding, know that I'm not doing it for fun. I'm putting in serious work. I lead a rough life, I tell you.
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

New York City Trip (Day 3)

By the third day of the trip, I was tired enough from the previous day's adventures/subway rides that I felt like sleeping in. And sleep in I did. I think I woke up at something like 11:30 or noon. Of course, that meant that a later start to the day, which started the vicious cycle all over again. By the time we rolled into Manhattan, it was about two in the afternoon. I had tentatively set aside Sunday to see something on Broadway, so we headed over to the tkts booth for discount tickets. There were actually various 3PM options, and after mulling our options, we figured it'd be a good idea to catch one of those. We settled on The Toxic Avenger , which was actually an off-Broadway option. However, we hadn't eaten yet, and the show started about 15 minutes after we got our tickets. Enter the food carts. There happened to be one right outside the theater, and the guy charged a little bit of a premium for the convenience. Still, I was hungry, and I had yet to try...
1 comment
Read more

Sick Days 2

I've mentioned before that getting sick is a source of amusement for me, largely because of the kids and the reactions I get from people at work. Well, it looks like I underestimated just how much laughter illness can cause. Yup, the whole process of getting sick managed to generate some (mild) amusement. First of all, my brother got a pretty bad case of strep throat, so he had to miss some time at work. He is also around kids quite a bit, so it's not uncommon for one of those "vectors of infection" he works with to get him sick in some way, shape, or form. In this case, he managed to contract a case of strep throat. His supervisor, however, was far more concerned about the work schedule than the fact that he had a really high fever and could not keep himself out of bed. She said she was going to make him come in later that day (to which he roughly said, "you're not understanding. I cannot come in to work today."), and then she insisted on a doctor...
Post a Comment
Read more

Where Do I Go?

As the days of COVID-19 are dragging on, we are having to make more adjustments to our usual routines. Some of these changes are so mundane that I haven't mentioned them at all in this blog, while others have lead to some pretty funny anecdotes . That's probably par for the course, since you wouldn't expect a global pandemic to be all giggles. As it turns out, however, not all of the anecdotes happen to us directly. Having to socially distance and remotely do things has actually led to at least one goofy episode that we found out from afar. You see, it was our niece's birthday recently, but we couldn't visit her because of the aforementioned social distancing. So, we figured we'd ship her a present and call her on her birthday. We couldn't be there in person, but we could still wish her well and try to make her feel special on her birthday. Given that shipping times have been erratic the last few months, we ordered the present with plenty of time, and it arr...
Post a Comment
Read more