Uncle Dies At Wedding...

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Hey everyone, I know I have been absent from mylot for quite bit now but I have been busy helping my close friend with wedding preparations, which I honored to say I was in her bridal party and so thrilled to share a part in what was supposed to be her SPECIAL day... The wedding day was on Friday, August 22, 2008, an absolute gorgeous day for a wedding. Everything was going perfect, her family were all in from florida for the event and everyone looked beautiful and all was going well. Although it was a long day with preparing, pictures, and all the many things that come along with weddings, we were having sooooo much fun. Ceremony was at 7pm with cocktail hour approaching at 7:30. When this ended we headed into the cocktail hour and got ready to be announced at the reception and get the party started. The reception started at 8:30 and it was so much fun, until the most dreadful thing that could happen, actually happened. There was a great deal of commotion in the lobby area and rumors of what had happened were stirring all around until I went out and saw a man lying on the ground outside. It was terrible. Finally we found out it was her young uncle, only 43 years old and he had suffered a heart attack. We knew at the time it was not good, but we did our best to keep the bride h appy and unaware of what was going on, until firemen and ems were running throughout the venue and she knew. Her new husband told her that everything was ok and the her uncle was responsive when he left so that she culd try to make the best of her what was left of her wedding, although he said this we all knew it wasn't the truth. About an hour after that, a family member received a call and it was the worst news a bride could receive. Her uncle had passed away and was actually prnounced dead on the scene but due to the cicumstances, the ems did not want to make that type of announcement. What a blow, I mean no time would've been a good time for this to happen, especially for a man of such a young age, but on his neices wedding night!!!! The worst part of it all was her grandfather pulled her aside in the middle of her wedding right before cutting her cake and told her. She was so upset that she had to find out, and we all agree that even though it would've ruined her day tomorrow, she should've been able to enjoy the wedding that she worked so hard and waited so long for. She was more upset that her grandfather told her becaus it wasn't is son, she said she could understand him wanting it to come from him if it was his son but it was not. I mean most brides are worried about their flowers, makeup, jewelery, etc. but not someone dying at their wedding. Now for the rest of her life, when she thinks of her wedding she will also remember that her uncle died AT her wedding...