My Heart Will Go On
I went to the wedding of a guy I'd known in college and expected the standard package: big white dress, big decorated church, flower girls, organ hymns, 3-4 bridesmaids and groomsmen, the whole production. Everything went exactly as expected—until the priest handed the bride and groom cordless mics. Everyone cleared away from the bride and groom at the altar and someone lit a spotlight. There was a moment of silence. And then I heard first strains of Celine Dion's Titanic tearjerker, "My Heart Will Go On" . . . a song that celebrates the triumph of love after death. They were doing a performance number in the middle of their wedding. And the soon-to-be newlyweds weren't singing to each other, either. The bride was working the crowd like Celine herself, while the groom stood off to the side waiting for his back-up vocal cues. My date and I were so shocked, we could barely contain our laughter. We spent the entire, eternal song with dumb smiles plastered on our faces. Leitha Matz |
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