Kitchen Help at the Wedding

My niece was married in the Palmyra Temple on August lst. My husband and I were the Master and Mistress of Ceremonies, and I only tell you this because of what happened next. My brother- in -law forgot one small detail at the reception – he didn’t ask anyone to be in the kitchen. I took matters into my own hands and asked my daughter, Tiffany, and two other sisters, Stacey Micciche and Katie Swanson, to help. They said yes, and so we set out to cut all the fruit and continue to replace the food as the guests went through the line. It wasn’t what these ladies had planned to do that night but they pitched in anyway. We went through the food line last and sat down long enough to see the bride and groom dance their first dance.
But, the story doesn’t stop there. My sister had chosen to use glass place settings and real silverware, so now the insurmountable task of clean up had to begin or it would never get done. (But remember no kitchen staff) So Betsy Trusel began cleaning up the tables before we finished eating . I felt bad about that, but she cheerfully began and didn’t stop until every dirty dish, glass, and piece of silverware was back in the kitchen. She stacked all the plates together, the silverware together and saved the glasses for last. So Kate, Stacey and I began to wash, rinse and dry for the remainder of the night. But as we worked we found that singing and dancing while we worked made it fun. So dance, sing and work, we did.

The dance consisted of the four of us moving to the beat, while washing the dishes, dipping it in the rinse pan and then wiping it, while at the top of our lungs, singing the song. The DJ played this one song that struck our fancy and we sang it so loud a small crowd formed to watch and videotape our singing and dancing skills. It went something like this:

“It’s gonna take – All night Long, all night, all night, all night long”

The words seemed pretty appropriate under the circumstances, since that is exactly what it took us to finish the task. I will be forever grateful for the help of these wonderful sisters.

Georgia Ognibene, Jamestown Ward