Daily Dialogue — October 16, 2014

Priest: Bernard, repeat after me. I do solemnly declare…
Bernard: I do solemnly declare…
Priest: That I know not of any lawful impediment…
Bernard: That I know not of any lawful impediment…
Priest: Why I, Lydia…
Bernard: Why I, Bernard…
Priest: Uh, sorry . . . why I, Bernard Godfrey Saint John Delaney…
Bernard: Why I, Bernard Geoffrey Sinjun Delaney…
Priest: May not be joined in matrimony to Lydia John Hibbott.
Bernard: May not be joined in matrimony to Lydia Jane Hibbott.
Priest: May Almighty God bless you all. The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spigot . . . Spirit.

— Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), written by Richard Curtis

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Wedding Vows, suggested by Shari.

Trivia: Inspiration for the film came when writer Richard Curtis was flipping through some old diaries and realized that he had been to 72 weddings in 10 years.

Dialogue On Dialogue: I have performed perhaps 50 weddings and I still remember the very first one back in 1976. It can be nerve-wracking because everyone’s attention is on you for a considerable part of the ceremony. Plus you know the couple and the families are all hoping for a perfect wedding. So I empathize with the Priest played wonderfully by Rowan Atkinson, desperately trying to be perfect and in doing so… being considerably imperfect.

If you have any suggestions for this week’s theme, please post in comments… and thanks!