♪ Whatever you want to do ♪
♪ Is alright with me ♪
♪ 'Cause you make me feel so brand-new ♪
[ Whispering ] Take care of my mama.
I cannot tell you how wonderful it is
for us to be here today,
for -- Oh.
♪
...for all of us to be here today
to witness two very special people
reunite in matrimony.
And as an expression of the unique way
in which these two love each other,
Earl and Rubilene have elected to write their own vows.
Well, as you all know,
I've never been one for the spotlight.
[ Laughter ]
So I'll keep this short.
I love this man with all my heart and soul.
And I am blessed to be able
to spend the rest of my life with him.
Pops.
Rubilene Johnson.
Woman, I can't believe I have lived long enough
to find my way back into your arms again.
You have made me the man I am today.
I never knew I could be this happy.
[ Gasps ]
I'm truly, truly grateful.
Thank you, Black Jesus. Amen.
[ Laughter ]
By the power vested in me by the Internet,
I now pronounce you husband and wife.
Again.
I told y'all he couldn't quit me.
[ Laughs ]
[ Laughter and applause ]
[ Laughs ]
[ Luther Vandross' "Never Too Much" plays ]
Thank you, girl! Hey!
Rainbow! Hey.
Thank you! You saved the day!
You know, I'm glad it was you that married us.
Aww. Ruby! [ Laughs ]
It was 100% my honor.
And let me tell you something.
You are not such a bad mother-in-law.
I love you, too.
[ Both laugh ]
There you go!
Hey! $20?! [ Laughs ]
What am I, your work friend?
[ Both laugh ]
Come on, everybody! Let's dance!
-Hey! -Come on, Earl!
♪ ...hustle for another dollar? ♪
♪ I'd rather be with you 'cause you... ♪
Olivia Denise Lockhart,
these last six months have been the best of my life.
No, stupid. You can't say that.
2020's been a horrible year.
Okay.
Olivia Denise Lockhart, I'm so glad I've lived long enough
to find my way back into your arms.
No. Those are Pops' vows.
Junior...
you're not ready.
What are you talking about?
That look in your eye --
I had that same look with your mother
when I took her to a wedding three months into dating her.
Really?
Mm-hmm. I get it, son.
But if you take anything from your grandparents' story,
it's that you don't have to rush love.
Oh, thank God. Mm.
'Cause I'm in way over my head. Mm-hmm.
There's not even a ring in this box.
I know. I had to buy you that suit.
♪ And I just don't wanna stop ♪
Family is messy.
Family is complicated.
But family is still family.
After seeing as many ups and downs as my parents have had,
I should have known that by now.
In the end, it was a wedding for the ages.
And that's a good thing,
because I'm never gonna do this again.