Wedding DISASTER!

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I worked in the hotel business for several years. The place where I worked the longest had a 200 foot atrium as the lobby and the odd numbered rooms looked out into the building and made for some "interesting" moments over the years! One night this couple had reserved the atrium for their wedding because the bride wanted to make "an entrance" down the huge staircase in the center. Okay the wedding starts, the music starts playing, the bride starts down the staircase, wedding guests were turned toward the staircase watching the bride come down. Suddenly, the guests start mumbling and giggling and the bride is still coming down the stairs and now she's literally in tears because she couldn't figure out why they were laughing. What she couldn't see was the window directly above her where a couple had the curtains wide open and were "going at it" in their room - totally oblivious to everything except what they were doing. The security guard tried shining his torch in the woman's eyes since she was up against the windows, but they just kept going. He finally radioed us and we tried calling the room - no answer and by now the bride has finally seen this couple in the window and starts screaming bloody murder. TERRIBLE echoes in that atrium, by the way. We sent somebody to the room, but they wouldn't answer the door either. After a while, we FINALLY got the couple's attention. The woman screamed and pulled the curtain shut and the wedding guests all clapped and cheered. When the night manager got to talking to them, it turns out that they thought the window was a one way mirror and had no idea they were putting on a show for everybody in the lobby. Now the father of the bride is hollering at the front desk, threatening to sue the hotel for the "outrage" and the guests have been ushered up into a meeting room. It certainly wasn't the HOTEL's fault, but I think they probably gave the family some kind of discount for their additional entertainment.