Stand in the Wedding

Informant: Libby Flint, age 59, New Orleans resident of 36 years, originally from Upstate New York and Vermont. Collected May 22, 2016 and recorded on iphone.

Verbal Lore: folk Speech, slang

English

United States of America

context: to be a member of a wedding party.

Transcript:

“If you ae going to be in a wedding party, you ‘Stand in the wedding.’

Collectors commentary: The origins of this term are unclear, but it only seems to exist in New orleans and the surrounding areas, as such, it is a slang phrase that is unique to NO and has been included in this list.

Keywords: New Orleans, stand in a wedding, wedding, wedding party