I've seen many funny things at weddings over the year; most of them fall under the 'you had to be there' category. One, however, stands out as a classic. The ceremony was in a large house and was one of those mixed services; half Jewish and half Gentile. I was playing the prelude music, waiting to start the processionals, and noticed one side of the congregation had rather sour and grumpy expressions on their faces, especially the older folks. When the bride began walking down the aisle I saw that she looked to be about eight and a half months pregnant, and I surmised that might possibly be the reason for those expressions. The atmosphere was a little tense but the ceremony was going along nicely until the appearance of someone's (probably form the grumpy side) small white poodle.

Just on either side of the wedding canopy were two large potted plants; a nice touch. The poodle saw them right away and immediately went over to one, lifted his hind leg, and expressed his objections to the proceedings with a flowing narrative. I thought that pretty much summed up the feelings of half the group. I wonder if the dog appeared in the wedding album?