EnglishPod 227 - Wedding Planning
EnglishPod 227 - Wedding Planning
Conversation
A: Trina, will you marry me?
B: Yes! Yes! And yes! Jared of course I'll marry you!
A: Oh Babe, I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you! I can't wait for all the adventures we're going to have, for all the fights and the laughter. I can't wait to grow old and wrinkly with you.
B: Oh Jared! I can't wait for our wedding! I hope you don't mind, but I've already chosen a date! Six months from now in the summer! Melissa saw you buying the ring last month so I've had plenty of time to start planning!
A: She what?
B: Oh don't worry sweetie, I didn't know when you were going to propose. It was still a nice surprise! As I was saying, I've got it all planned out. There's almost nothing left to do! I wrote up our guest list and we will have roughly four hundred guests attending.
A: four hundred?
B: No need to sweat it My parents agreed to pay for most of the wedding, which is going to be low-budget anyway. So roughly four hundred people, which means that the hall at Northwood Heights will be our reception venue. I thought it would be nice if we had the wedding at your parents' church and my uncle of course would be officiating. We'll meet with him soon for some pre-wedding counseling. The music for the wedding ceremony was a no-brainer. My step-sister and her string quartet will take care of that. My cousin will be the official photographer. I thought it would also be nice if his daughter could sing a solo. Did you know that she's going to be a professional opera singer?
A: Ah...
B: And then of course the ladies at the church would love to be our caterers for the banquet and we'll get the Youth Group to serve us. I was thinking that your friend's band could be our entertainment for the night. though they might have to tone it down a bit. Or we could hire a DJ. Your sister's husband could get us a discount with that company that does the decor at weddings. what's their name again? I was thinking that we could have an island paradise- themed wedding and our theme color would be a soothing blue like Aquamarine. And there will be a huge seashell on the wall behind the podium where we'll make our toasts! What do you think of small packages of drink mixes for our wedding favors? Who else am I missing? Oh, your uncle could be our florist and his wife could make our wedding cake!
A: Wow.
B: See? It's going to be wonderful! Oh this wedding is going to be everything I ever dreamed of.
A: If I survive the next six months.
Key Vocabulary
Wrinkly: Having a lot of wrinkles
Propose: Ask someone to marry you
Rough: Simple or that needs further changes, etc.
Venue: The place where an event takes place
Officiate: To perform the official duties of a ceremony
No-brainer: Something so simple as to require no thought
Caterer: Someone who provides food and service
Decor: The way something is decorated
Decor: The way something is decorated
Florist: Someone who grows and deals in flowers
Favor: Souvenir with a small gift in given to a guest at
Toast: A celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention
Supplementary Vocabulary
Unexpected: To be surprised by a given situation
Nervous: To have anxiety
Budget: To be financially observant
Overwhelmed: To have a excess of emotions