I have
often wondered how I would react if I ever met someone famous. Would I act cool like they were just another
regular person? Would I go crazy and
freak out? Would I secretly stalk them
while they completed their mundane activities?
Sadly, I have never had the opportunity to see which option I would pick
since I have never been within a 20 mile radius of a famous person (And BTW it’s
not due to any restraining orders that Britney has against me. I know what you haters are thinking!)
Recently
some “normal” people like us got the opportunity to see how they would react
when they were invited to Chris Kirkpatrick’s wedding. In case you don’t know, Chris Kirkpatrick is
1/5 of the most amazing boy band ever - N’SYNC.
While he is the 1/5 of the band that no one cares about (next to the
other 1/5’s that no one really cares about - Joey Fatone, JC Chasez and Lance
Bass), he’s still part of the group.
This is important because it means he’s connected to the most amazing
boy who ever belonged to a boy band – Justin Timberlake. Now what’s so great about this wedding is
that the N’SYNC members not only came to the wedding, but they also served as
the ushers at the wedding.
Anyone who has been to a wedding knows
that it’s really just the luck of the draw as to which usher or groomsman takes
you to your seat. But mark my words, if
I had been at that wedding, I would have make it my life’s mission to have Justin
Timberlake walk me down the aisle to my seat.
Maybe I would have strategically maneuvered my way to the front of the
line. Maybe I would have waited in the back
until I saw an opportunity to sneak up beside him. Maybe I would have knocked Granny out of the
way in order to be next in line. I don’t
know the specifics, but I do know that I would not have let that wedding start without
a very slow walk down the aisle with Justin Timberlake.
I can picture exactly how it would
go. After I take Justin’s arm, we would
walk down the aisle with everyone staring and admiring us. As we get to the end, I would strike up a conversation
with an engaging question, such as “So do you like being back in Orlando?” to
which he would reply, “I do” and then I would immediate cut him off right there
and say “I do too!” Think about it, he
says “I do”, I say “I do”, we are in a church, badda bing badda boom, we are
married!
Now, given that my ceremony plan
might run into a few kinks, I would have needed a reception back-up plan to secure my run-in
with Justin. Off the top of my head, there are three surefire ways that it could have gone down. One is I could have causally
bumped into him at the bar and said something along the lines of “Don’t you
want to say ‘Bye, Bye, Bye’ to this reception and go grab a cocktail with me somewhere
else?” Another way is I could have gotten on the band’s
microphone and proclaimed my admiration by saying “Despite the cornrows and denim outfit, my love for you
never faltered!” Or I could have challenged him to a dance off where I would have
showcased my signature dance moves of the sprinkler and the fishing line. I think you can agree that all three of these plans would have been golden.
I guess we will never know how it would have gone
down or what I would have said to him.
All I know is that if I was at the wedding of Chris Kirkpatrick and what’s
her face, I would have made that night count.
It would have been totally and completely epic. Maybe it would have ended with us falling madly in
love. Maybe it would have ended with me leaving reception in handcuffs with a piece of his beautiful hair stuffed down my dress. Who knows.
Either way, I would have been a happy camper.
Note to self - start making friends with people who may have a connection to boy bands in order to be invited to their wedding.
Chris is thinking "Oh great, no one is going to care about me and my new wife now that JT is at the wedding." True story Chris, true story.
