LOL, it was at my own wedding, and quite unintentional. I wanted a very tiny wedding, no attendants, no invited guests other than my parents and my mother’s boss and his wife. The service was held on the beach next to the motel that Mom managed (hence her boss and wife being invited) at sunset. SO…down we went, just the seven of us…myself, the groom, my parents, the other couple and the preacher. When the vows were said, and we were pronounced man and wife, a HUGE cheer went up, and I realized that there were cars parked as far as you could see along the highway, and that a GOOD 300–400 people were standing at the side of the road and on the beach watching my wedding. I felt, in that moment, very honored, that strangers should care so much about seeing a new beginning.

Why did I want such a tiny wedding? Well, it was that or a HUGE one. I could have NO attendants at all, or no fewer than fourteen, to avoid insulting or hurting either family or close friends!