From the Sidelines: Newest sporting event: a wedding
OK, call me crazy, but I'm a sports columnist.
Couldn't a wedding be considered a sport?
You've got two sides, the bride and the groom. Each one of them manages a team of bridesmaids, groomsmen, ushers, and many more.
The two "teams" have general managers like aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, etc., who help run them.
Then you have the "owners," otherwise known as parents. They sign all the checks, and make sure everyone is doing their job of keeping the wedding up to par.
Just like a game at Warrior Stadium, each team has "fans" who come and sit on the side of the person they are rooting for.
It all comes together like a sporting event. The only difference: the wedding always comes out as a tie.
Every time, both teams win.
Well at least every wedding that follows with silence after the officiant asks if anyone feels these two should not wed.
In cases where someone speaks, all chaos erupts.
This past weekend I experienced this "sport," and even though it's said a tie is like kissing your sister, this tie ended with me kissing my new bride.
This tie wasn't like a hockey game ending 0-0. This tie resembled two teams deciding to share a championship trophy, and posing together with it for about 2,000 pictures.
This outcome was much better than a football game, or any other sporting event for that matter.
Unlike other sports, the two teams become one, and although there may be some rough spots along the way, it's worth it.
This week we embark to San Francisco for our honeymoon, and just as the Giants head out of town on a road trip, our team will be coming in to town.
