Abdul R. Mufti, where are you?

On April 23, 2006, Lord Carrett and I were married by one Rev. Louis Conselatore, a charming fellow I hired off the internet, who used to do standup comedy, and who is possessed of an also-charming Brooklyn-Italian-type accent.


Sometime in May, I received a wedding license in the mail...


...which claims we were married by "Abdul R. Mufti."


I contemplated the possibility that this was Rev. Louis' real name, which he had changed in order to be more conducive to the wedding officiant business. If he somehow looked like he could have been an "Abdul" (who am I to say?) and had, say, a standard American accent cribbed off watching reruns of Friends, well, that could be possible, if completely weird. So I emailed him. He wrote:

I haven't the foggiest idea of who Abdul is or why that name would be on your marriage license. I know I filled out your marriage license and never wrote that name. My first thought was "she's joking," then "No she couldn't be", then "but wait she's a comedian,", and then "brides don't joke about this!" Anyway, we'll straighten it all out. Hopefully, I don't have to split my fee with Abdul.

In conclusion, feel free to hire Rev. Louis for all your wedding needs, and I doubt this will happen to you.

Somewhere, perhaps a young couple who married in a mosque is wondering who Rev. Louis is, and why he has replaced their imam.