'Last month, I cried at the wedding of two strangers. Allow me to explain.' (via latimesopinion)
Michael, a listener of my nationally syndicated radio program, sent me a series of direct messages on Instagram in early July, asking for a favor. I don’t typically indulge odd requests from random people on the internet, not even ones from my beloved listeners. But the story he told compelled me to oblige.
The ruse — employing a dodgy online technique known as “catfishing” — actually worked. When made aware of Ryan, this dashing new fellow in Alyson’s life, Dylan’s feelings for her finally bubbled to the surface and he made his move. Ryan was promptly discarded, and the couple started to fall in love. The truth about Ryan was eventually revealed to Dylan, and the tale became a running joke among the pair’s family and friends.
Complicating matters further, I had television and radio on-air responsibilities to fulfill on their wedding day. Could I somehow execute my work duties, get myself from Washington, D.C., to Boston, and arrive at the banquet hall in time to pull off the surprise? And could I do it all safely? It turned out that I could and did.
Alyson had arranged for a large group photograph featuring the entire crew who knew the Ryan Stevens story. As the photographer prepared to snap a few pictures, the complicit bridesmaid announced that they were missing someone. Members of the family glanced around, perplexed. Wasn’t everyone accounted for?At that moment, I waltzed into view, wearing the very same gingham shirt from the nearly decade-old head shot, removed my face mask, and asked if there was room for one more in the photo.
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