A sermon by the Rev. Weddings are special. My advice to wedding parties is to LOOK for something to go wrong, then consider it as God's good gift to keep us on our toes.
Weddings can be adventures.
I will never forget one several years ago that went just beautifully until the very end of the ceremony. The congregation was on the floor laughing. As people left that afternoon, the placed glowed with everyone's grins. In a way, that is what we are confronted with in our gospel lesson. They needed to know how many would be showing up so they could make adequate preparation for food and drink.