I nearly choked on my response.
“You would officiate the wedding? Really?”
“Why not? You can’t find anyone else acceptable, and I’ll be attending the ceremony anyway…”
I wasn’t sure how to respond. It was one thing for Andrew to officiate his own daughter’s wedding, but to get him to officiate another wedding—the wedding of the cousin to one of his advisors, at that—was a coup.
“Hello? Crystal? Are you still there?”
I shook my head to clear the fogginess from my brain.
“Yes, sorry, I’m still here. I’m just…are you sure that you want to do this? You won’t get to rehearse or anything.”
“Don’t worry. I’ve been practicing the ceremony to death in preparation for Lisa’s wedding. Just give
