Wedding Blog

Except that it was so much fun! Mr. Pumpkin and I tried very hard to make sure that our wedding was appropriately *us* and that everyone felt comfortable enough throughout the day to be themselves too! We may have made the environment a little too welcoming because we received two “very special” e-mails about half way through the dinner and I am sure that they both made our Grandmas cringe a little…

“Very special” E-mail #1:

“Dear Mr. n’ Mrs. Pumpkin,

What’s crackalackin? Congratulizzles ta ya bizzle on this momentous occasion ’n shit. I wizzish ya bizzoth nuttin’ but tha best as you begin yo lives togetha ’n embark on a journey tizzy wizzle no diggity change you.

Love is a beautiful mobbin’ ’n ta find yo soulmate is truly rare ’n special bustin’. Cherish every moment togetha, neva go ta sleep angry at ya boo ’n most importantly, takes care of one anotha!

Love, ya brotha, ya homey, Snoopy D-O-double Gizzy

P.S. Drop it like it’s hot.”

Those of you needing help decipher the message can visit Gizoogle (”Fo all you beotches who wanna find shiznit”). Even I, who is pretty familiar with the latest in Ebonics, needed some help with that one. What the eff is “mobbin”? Anyhow, it was hilarious having my whiter than white big brother (our MC) read that one out!

“Very Special” E-mail #2 will not be re-produced in its entirety but the section of interest in this discussion involved a comment similar to the following:

“We were always running after little Miss Pumpkin but nobody chased her as fast as Momma Pumpkin did when, at the age of 3 and in front of a large group of guests, Miss Pumpkin ran out of her parents bedroom holding a big bag of Maui Wowie!”

Hilarious! This story is absolutely true but Momma and Poppa Pumpkin were pretty shocked when it came out at the wedding! Poppa Pumpkin laughed and threw up his hands, sort of like “I’m the shit”, and Momma Pumpkin hid her head and laughed so hard that she started crying! Later in the evening my brother brought it up again before our first dance by saying, “I’d just like to clear something up - my Mom is not currently holding so please stop asking her”. So funny!

So, what do you think, did we accomplish the open and accepting environment we’d hoped for? If nothing else we all learned a very important lesson about marriage - neva go to bed angry at ya boo.

*Snoop, of course!