A couple had a great idea for their wedding. They would arrive at the Church in different limos and charge up the Church steps. Unfortunately, things did not turn out as planned. Both limos and a propane truck all arrived at the intersection at the same time, and instead of arriving at the Church steps, the couple found themselves standing in front of Saint Peter at the Pearly Gates.

There was no problem getting in, neither of them had any major sins against them, but the almost-groom complained: "We were about to be married. We were in love, we were doing the right thing, and here we are. Is it possible to get married in Heaven?"

St. Peter scratched his beard, picked up a golden phone, and said, "I don't know. This has never happened before. Let me call the Big Boss and see what he has to say."  After explaining the situation into the phone, St. Peter nods his head at the reply, says "Yep" a couple of times and then "OK." He looks at the couple standing there in their formal wedding attire, holding hands anxiously and says, "The Big Boss says that it's unusual so he wants to know that you're serious. You must wait a hundred years and then come before the Great Throne."

Dismayed but determined, the couple holds hands as they step through the Pearly Gates to their separate homes to wait a hundred years. After a century had passed, they meet each other dressed in their wedding finery and go before the Golden Throne.

The Lord looks at them and asks in a deep voice that will brook no lies, "Well... Are you still sure that you want to get married in Heaven?" Without a moment's hesitation, the couple replied "YES!"

The Lord smiled and said, "SO BE IT! THE PARTY'S ON ME! LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN!"

The inhabitants of Heaven lined up to greet the bride and groom. Moses brought lillys from the Nile. Ghandi wore his best loin cloth. The ceremony was brief and the celebration long and loud.

Twenty years later, the Lord is surprised to find that the couple has petitioned to see him again. When they come before the Golden Throne, he asks, "I'm surprised to see you here. What do you want my children? "

The trembling couple responded that they now knew why their marriage on earth was never completed. It was never meant to be. They were truly incompatible and trembling asked the Lord if there was divorce in Heaven.

The Lord's visage darkened, His expression was wroth, the skies grew black as lightning pierced the gloom and the Lord's voice boomed out, "IT TOOK ME A HUNDRED YEARS TO FIND A PRIEST UP HERE!  HAVE YOU ANY IDEA AT ALL HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE ME TO FIND A PAIR OF LAWYERS?"