MINNEAPOLIS, MN, USA. David Weinlick, 28 and still single, was sick and tired of the question "When are you going to get married?" So he set out on a date for his wedding-June 13- and began to get ready for it. He handed out wedding invitations, got a tuxedo, and bought the wedding rings.
There was only one problem: David didn't have a bride. He wasn't even going out with anyone! So he began to organize a bridal contest. It would take place on June 13 at a shopping mall, and he would marry the winner immediately afterwards. He invited his friends and relatives to come and choose the perfect wife for him. Some people thought he was out of his mind, but only his father refused the invitation. " I think a bridal contest makes light of someone serious," he said.
On June 13, the wedding day, 24 single women showed up at the mall. David's friends interviewed the women and then they voted. The winner was Elizabeth Runze, who, like David, is a student at the University of Minnesota. Moments later, Elizabeth and David tied the knot. The lucky bride was flying high. "This is the most incredible day of my life," Elizabeth told the crowd of friends, shoppers and reporters. David is happy too. He and his new bride have hit it off. "She is marvelous," he says.
New idioms and expressions
About the story
New idioms and expressions
- tie the knot with someone---marry someone
- be sick and tire of something---feel unable to tolerate something any longer
- get married to someone--- marry someone
- get ready for something---prepare for something
- hand something out---distribute something
- go out with someone---have a romance with someone; go somewhre with friends
- take place---happen
- be out of one's mind---be crazy, irrational, silly
- make light of something---act as if something is unimportant
- be flying high---be very happy
- hit it off with someone---quickly become good friends with someone
About the story
- Why did david Weinlick decided to get married?
- What did he do to get ready for the wedding?
- What was david's one big problem?
- When did the bridal competation take place?
- What did his friends think about David's plan?
- Why did his father refuse to come?
- Who showed up?
- Who was the winner? How did she feel?
- What do you think of David's wedding? Was he out of his mind?
- Are you married? f not, are you going out with someone? Do you want to tie the knot?
- Has anyone ever told you that you were out of your mind?
- What kind of people do you hit it off with?
- Tell about a time when you were flying high
- What job do you have in mind for your future? How can you get ready for the job?
- What are you sick and tired of?
