3282. Wedding surprise © Bruce Goodman 30 July 2025

Angelina had planned the wedding to a T. Everything was going to be perfect. Perfect venue. Perfect guests. Perfect flowers. Perfect reception. Perfect husband-to-be. Perfect food. It was a lot of work but going to be worth every bit of it. Her father was paying for the lot. The only damper was that Beth, her sister and bridesmaid, was overweight. In fact, Angelina called her “fat”. If she had thought things through a bit more she would never have asked fat Beth to be the bridesmaid. The photographs were ruined before they were even taken. Warren, her fiancé, was the perfect man, and he had said to Angelina, “Be prepared for a surprise on the wedding day. A big, big surprise!” Angelina was excited. She couldn’t imagine what it would be. What had Warren arranged? Was it special jewellery or maybe a honeymoon to some exotic place? – more exotic than what she had planned. It could be anything! Anything! Oh the excitement. Angelina was breathless with anticipation. The wedding day dawned as perfect as every wedding day dawns. Angelina walked down the aisle on her own to Frank Sinatra singing “I did it my way”. “It’s my day,” said Angelina. “I don’t want my father in a wheel chair blotting out the vision of a heavenly bride. And I don’t want fat Beth plodding down the aisle and detracting from the perfection of the moment.” The wedding ceremony began. What would be the surprise? The surprise came. Warren married Beth. Contact Author Back to Index Next Story Previous Story