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Monday, October 19, 2009

Here Comes the Bride

This video is approaching 29.5 million views on YouTube--and caught the attention of the creators of The Office, who used the idea for Jim and Pam's wedding on the season opener:


Dancing is par for the course for my young Baptist friends in Zambia. They gather for months of rehearsals to create a one-of-a-kind dance for each wedding celebration they are asked to participate in. Of course, the dances in Zambian celebrations usually take place at the reception, not the wedding ceremony.

If you're planning a wedding at Hillcrest and the video gives you any ideas, let me remind you that the officiant for the wedding wasn't part of the line! I've performed an underwater ceremony, but you wouldn't want me part of a dancing processional....

The famous YouTube video was referenced in a good article posted today at CT, "Lord of the Wedding Dance." The article reflects on what's right--and often wrong--about modern wedding ceremonies.

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