I felt relieved of my pent-up distress as I gracefully scarfed down the delicious cocktails they served at the reception. "It’s time for the bouquet toss!" shouted the bride. Before the bouquet toss, Andrei and I thanked the bride and groom for their hospitality after we had crashed their wedding. "Oh, no. Thank you for dropping by. It's not every day you get to dance with such a handsome man," she replied, with a chuckle. When her newly-wed husband tilted his head and squinted at her underhanded comment, she played it off as a joke as she kissed him and they returned to hosting their lively reception for the rest of the night. I thought Andrei would have encouraged me to participate in catching the bouquet, so I was surprised when he suddenly mentioned that we needed to leave. It seem