I got engaged at my new sister-in-law’s wedding — it was mortifying but unforgettable
NY Post
It was a special day for more than one lucky lady.
At a wedding last fall, Brittany Brink, 31, was pulled onto the dance floor against her will to participate in the bouquet toss for the bride, the sister of Brink’s boyfriend.
“I was almost annoyed,” Brink recalled to Today. “I’m already taken. I don’t need to come out for the bouquet toss.”
But this was no ordinary wedding formality. Instead of throwing the flowers over her head into the crowd of eagerly awaiting women, the bride, Victoria Krause, turned around and handed them to Brink.
Then, Brink’s boyfriend got down on one knee.
Holding their 2-year-old son Carter, Rich Ciallella asked Brink to marry him in the middle of his sister’s reception, a phenomenon that would typically be a faux pas but was met with cheering and applause.
DEAR ABBY: I recently married an old high school flame after 30 years apart. Since we are both in our 50s, we wanted a low-key ceremony — no wedding, no fuss, just us, madly in love and doing our thing. My older sister, the only person we told, begged me to be included — “At least let me sign as witness. At least let me bring a cake. At least let me do flowers.” We took her with us to the courthouse, and she took many pictures, which will be cherished.