| Amidst the steady stream of tasks that my fiancée and I must deal with in relation to our upcoming wedding, there's the little detail of figuring out who's going to be invited to this shindig. Ah yes, the invitation process -- a time when the wheat is separated from the chaff and I am largely left perplexed and feeling a little guilty in regard to those that I say things like "well, it would nice..." but then am forced by budgetary concerns to leave them behind.
All the same, it appears that we are still going to engage in a little frivolous excess -- at least that's what I'm going to call inviting Bill and Hillary Clinton.
This, of course, would be Alyssa's choice. It seems that it's a not-uncommon tradition for folks to invite famous people to their wedding, just on the off chance that they might actually hear something back from them. At the very least, it adds a little bit of fun into the invite process. So I, in turn, have been given my own "celebrity" wedding invite -- but of course this was a terrible idea on her part, because I have rewarded my beloved's generosity with a week of verbal debate with myself over whom to select.
My first thought had been Garrison Keillor, since by some random chance Alyssa had seen him in a hotel elevator the morning I proposed to her (we assumed that it was a sign of favor sent from the NPR gods). But I gave up on that idea (Lutherans aren't the most exciting guests at a really wild party) and moved on though a moderate list that I will now spare you from reading. My decision eventually fell on someone whom I picked because I felt he would bring a good amount of karma to our marriage.
Wil Wheaton.
Granted, a lot of you probably don't know who Wil is off the top of your head, but you may remember him from entertainment vehicles such as the movie Stand By Me and as the infamous Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation. In recent years, Wil has turned his considerable talent more toward the art of writing and has published several books in addition to maintaining a very successful and much-read weblog at wilwheaton.net. It is in these venues that Wil has pretty much emptied his guts out over the years about the trials of life, the joys of being a stepparent, and the wonder of being married to an amazing woman whom he loves. A risky prospect in these times, this guy has given voice to his personal life so that we can get a glimpse of how he works.
Even knowing that he will respectfully decline (and rightfully so, since there's a lot of whackos out there that are more unhinged than I am) should my invitation make it to him, I want to use my celebrity invite on a guy who obviously, based on his writings, has been through an amazing journey to discover that "celebrity" isn't really much of anything compared to the love of a terrific wife and family. And when you love someone, and they love you back, isn't that the way it's supposed to be? It's what will help you endure when other things in your life turn into negative influences. It's that sentiment that I hope is a part of my marriage more than anything, so if I can help channel that by invoking the karmic blessing of Wil, then by all means, it's worth the 63-cent stamp on the invitation.
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