Pre-wedding mishaps

What can you imagine will go wrong for a bride? Her hair might be out of place? The cake might not arrive in time? Well, this weekend. . . my friend added a new one to the list. A bear might just steal the show. Granted the show the bear stole was not the wedding but the rehearsal dinner. Just as soon as my friend had everyone's attention (we were all talking quite loudly) and just as soon as she started explaining what our duties were for the wedding --a bear came galumphing across the edge of the picnic area we were eating at. Now to add to the spice, the bear was carrying a backpack in his mouth. Naughty bear! And yet while I felt some pity for the rock climber who left her pack at the bottom of the cliff--the image of the bear backpack in mouth running for a safe place to investigate his snacks amused me.