Sometimes I just want to read for pleasure. I'll pick up a freebie for my Kindle with no plans of expanding my brain! I started one such read Sunday afternoon. It started with a scene I have read many times before: the bride walking down the aisle, her father giving her away, and the groom bolting from the room. I've read many variations of this scene - from the bride climbing out the window of the bridal dressing room to the groom not showing up at the church. Sometimes the story ends with the couple finally getting married, other times they marry someone else.
As I read the scene I stopped and asked Les, "Have you ever seen this happen in real life?" We both agreed that we had not. I've known people who got engaged and called it off, but I have never actually arrived for the ceremony to find that one of the key players decided not to show up. I attended my first wedding (my Dad's youngest sister) when I was about two and have been to numerous weddings since, but I've never seen either party left standing at the altar.
So, I'm really curious. Have you ever seen this happen? Do you know anyone who on the day of their wedding just couldn't go through with it? This is not a scientific poll, I'm just really curious! Feel free to share the story but change the names to protect the innocent (and guilty!)
