A whole wedding in a mall …. flash mob style![Ed. note: This is a nice cheap way to have a wedding, as you don't have to pay for the venue, and your guests are just the other people in the mall. So, also a little bit depressing, perhaps.]
Get ready to cringe, folks. When the Burgers got married, some surprise guests showed up to reenact a scene from Superman II. Only a few members of the wedding party and the groom were in on it:
From the anonymous woman who sent me the video: “This is the wedding reception of my husband’s best friend. My husband is Lex Luthor. The bride had no idea this was going to happen.” [GreatWhiteSnark]
I give it about 3 more years till every argument ends with, “Well at least I didn’t turn our special day into a Richard Donner cosplay convention, superdork.” And then he’ll say, “You said you like surprises!” And then she’ll say, “But I meant surprise me by bringing home Bill from the office for a threesome.”
Those of you who find me a bit wordy (looking at you, Whalen) are going to get a break today. I was struggling for an idea for a post all morning. Frustratingly struggling, in fact. I even called some people to vent about it. And then I came across the video embedded below via Twitter.
Watch it. You might cry. You may get up and dance. You may break into instantaneous giggle fits. You may even be slightly horrified. But while you’re watching and tapping your feet, notice the look in the attendees’ eyes. Hear their laughs. Look at the faces of the bride and everyone else involved. Feel what’s happening in that room.
That’s what happens when you do something people aren’t expecting. When you don’t allow yourself to get caught up in the pomp and circumstance of it all. When you finally stop taking yourself so seriously. When you embrace the moment, remember what life used to feel like and go for it.
Your customers will probably expect you to act a certain way today. The same old greetings, the same service, the same old promises, etc. Maybe today you should surprise them. Answer the phone differently. Offer them something extra. Show them another side of you. Let yourself get carried away and swept up.
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