Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for October 09, 2023

“Barracuda” can be their wedding song.

Lol Mark keeps getting progressively more bummed out

They could be married on a raft surrounded by sharks.

What about the raw sewage?

Mark looks fit to be tide, er tied.

suddenly a church in connecticut full of offended friends seem much better

“How DARE nature interfere with MY plans!!!” To quote “Blazing Saddles” Harrumph, Harrumph.

More likely to be shark bait wouldn’t it

Dear God, save your money and go to Justice of the Peace or county Court House. If friends and family don’t want to celebrate with you, just have a nice vacation after the legal stuff.

Actually, that does sound good. A ceremony in the water just off the beach. Kind of primordial and still hopeful.

Just don’t step on any stonefish

Even in Pago Pago, it sometimes gets a bit nippy.

“Funny story. During one wedding, the chum drifted …”

I take it that they found someone other than Scot to officiate? (Perhaps Uncle Duke doing his Elvis impersonation?)

This seems to be a good metaphor for the way their marriage turns out.

The wedding may need a change of venue, again. How about the volcano?

Portuguese Man O War off the port bow