When choosing a best man for a wedding, a future groom generally would believe that the person asked to stand with him on his wedding day would actually show up. Tuesday night, my cousin’s fiance found out that his best man had to work Saturday, the day of the wedding. DUHHHHHHH!!! How long in advance was the ceremony scheduled? I knew last May on which date the ceremony was going to be. One has to wonder where this “best man’s” priorities lied.
Never fear, there were back ups in place. Hopefully, one who fit the tux. One was the groom’s brother Eric who was arriving from Pennsylvania with his boyfriend, Jamie on Tuesday. Eric was already serving as an usher.
The other was a former schoolmate and friend of the groom. In the end, the schoolmate was chosen.
So when choosing your best man, maid (matron) of honor, be sure that they will actually be able to schedule your ceremony around their busy life.
Well, it *could* have been a “you’re working or you’re fired” situation, but that said it probably wasn’t I would guess.