O Love that wilt not let me go: Happy bride and groom Glen and Maxine Campbell (Dash Productions)
Popular actor and comedian Glen ‘Titus’ Campbell and his lady love, Maxine Hale,
on Thursday, July 7, 2016 said their I dos to each other in a ceremony held at the St Margaret’s Church near Liguanea, St Andrew, where the thespian has been a life-long member.
Campbell’s December 2015 proposal to Hale was far more dramatic than the wedding itself. He invited her to what was allegedly a house-warming, but which turned out to be an engagement party that shocked but delighted the love of his life.
This was the second such ceremony for Hale who was widowed, and the first for Campbell, a household name and face in Jamaica. The bride, dressed in a beautiful flowing cream gown from David’s Bridal New York, obviously saw no benefit in the age- old tradition of a late arrival and stood at the alter right on time for the prompt commencement of the ceremony at 10:00 am.
This was truly a family and close friends affair, which was obvious in the makeup of the bridal party where the bride’s son, Craig Flemmings, escorted her down the aisle, while the groom was escorted by his daughter, Chynae Campbell. Other members of the bridal party included the bride’s daughter Kimberly, who was a bridesmaid as well as her sister Rosalie Grant — her maid of honour. The groom’s nephew Ridley Ingram was his best man.
During the signing of the register, Glen’s theatre colleague and friend, Sakina Deer, accompanied by singer Chevaughn Clyton and musician Jon-Marc Talbot, offered a rendition of The Prayer. In characteristic style, the couple had everything seamlessly organised, which earned Glen the affectionate moniker “Groomzilla” from teasing friends.
If there was any drama to the proceedings, it was briefly provided when police escorted the bridal party from the church to the nearby reception venue at Waterfalls, with a make-believe crossing guard bearing the sign “STOP Couple Crossing”. The Waterfalls, known as a hang out for lovers of old hits, is where the couple met while dancing some time ago, and for the reception it was transformed into a fairytale land of white enhanced by vibrant orange and blue.
And in keeping with Glen’s passion, the guests were seated at tables bearing the names of local theatre houses, such as Centrestage, Barn, Ward and Little Theatre. The bride also transformed, ditching her bridal gown for a somewhat shorter and more flambouyant gold lace dress, which she designed herself and had sewn by local seamstress extraordinaire “Miss Perline”.
To no one’s surprise, the occasion, while being as solemn as weddings tend to be, also provided a bag of laughs befitting the couple’s individual personalities. And neither was it coincidental that master of ceremonies duties were performed by local actor and comedian Christopher ‘Johnny’ Daley, who spared no effort in keeping the guests more than entertained.
In his toast to the groom, Glen’s ‘boss’ at Jambiz International, playwright Patrick Brown, also delivered a hearty dose of laughter while spilling everything he has come to know about Glen over the years — the good, the bad and everything in-between.
The reception culminated with the newly-weds opening the dance floor, after which guests boogied to music selected by DJ Craig Ross.
