Virtually Paul

Designated Groomsman

September 24, 2007 on 11:03 pm | In Friends |

There is already way too much on the internet about Bec and Geoff’s wedding.  If you’re following along at home, you’ll hopefully already know that I get to be one of the groomsmen.  I was pretty stoked to be asked.

Tonight, I had the privilege of dining with my housemate-and-a-half.  A home-cooked meal, followed by a Paul-bought dessert and some good conversation.  What more could you want?  Probably a new car stereo.  But that’s getting a bit off track.

Bec decided at some point that she’d like some Baileys to go with her berry pie thing but being a P-plate loser driver, she wouldn’t be able to drive home (and needs her car tomorrow).  I offered to follow them back to her place (about 5 minutes up the road) so that Geoff could drive her car home.   We got back about 15 minutes ago.

Not such a big deal, right?  Well, it’s a good thing that old mate Bec is a law abiding citizen because we managed to drive through a booze bus about halfway down the main stretch of road between here and her place.

And as I sat in the car chilling out until Geoff returned from the driveway, it occurred to me that the events of this evening are exactly what being a groomsman is all about.  It’s all about being part of the support team.  It’s about getting alongside a couple and doing the practical stuff that helps them on their journey.  It’s about being there to share in the classic moments, or to hear about them afterwards.  And it’s about sitting in the car, without the slightest whisper of impatience, smiling to yourself because a great bloke is walking a lovely girl to her door.