A Guest jumping up in the middle of a ceremony and shouting, You Can’t Say that Story!

Sydney Botanic Gardens, a large ceremony with a string quartet playing – lots of bells and whistles!

I was telling the story of how the couple met, as part of their ceremony … until the bride’s brother jumped up from his seat and shouted…. You Can’t Say that Story, I’m telling that story!

It was a case of his mouth expressing loudly what his brain was processing, without applying a filter.

When he realised what he had done, he was horrified!

I simply said, don’t worry, I am sure your version of the story will be much better, but just now, my short version is leading them to being married.

The string quartet were most impressed with my quick response, applying humour and not embarrassing him.

Footnote: the bride and the guest’s Dad had sadly died less than one month before the wedding. The brother as asked to step up and take on the traditional wedding duties of a Dad. Plus he had just flown in from the USA and probably, jetlagged, stressed and grieving for his Father.