I have a question about a reading.
One of our groomsmen doesn't know, now, if he'll be able to make the wedding -- it's a few states away from him -- at all. No transportation, no plans, he can't tell us either way, he can't tell us when he can tell us. It's about 50/50 he'll be there (that's according to him) and honestly, I think I'm going to know whether he will be or not on, you know, the wedding day.
So, okay. Many deep breaths, many remembrances of posts on TK later, and I've said to myself, hey, it doesn't matter. If he's there, he's there, if he's not, the show goes on.
My only question is: we had asked this groomsman to do a reading with one of the bridesmaids. It's a skit from a movie scene, so it takes two of them, and they both said yes, back in the day. It's the kind of thing they wanted to practice beforehand a little, too. (they did. Not me. i did not require rehearsals! lol. They wanted to get together on Skype, or something, and work on it, because they wanted to have fun with it.) And he was all for it, but now he doesn't know if he'll be there, he hasn't responded when she's contacted him about it, and hence, my question is this: Of *course* we would not ask him to "step down", he is in the wedding party no matter what, and there's no discussion on that topic at all. But would it be understandable if we talked to him about asking someone else to do the reading with her instead? Mostly because it doesn't seem fair to her to leave her hanging like that.
I'm truly asking for advice here, and not sold on a course of action either way, so, thoughts?
Edited to say: bad word choice from me. I don't mean "skit" I mean scene. No skits. Just a reading with two people. My misspeak.