I remember a story on Real Sports or OTL a couple of years ago about people who invite athletes to their weddings. Basically, they do it for fun and it’s usually a good way to get an autograph on the RSVP and a nice little note. Maybe they’ll even send a gift. But that story was about inviting athletes on Peyton Manning’s level. So what happens when you invite Brandon Brooks to your wedding? He asks what time he’s supposed to be there:

Brooks was invited to the wedding of Geoff Lane and Marni Goldberg in January, and he plans on being there this weekend. Here’s what the letter above says:

Dear Brandon,

As a 2007 graduate of Miami University, a Delaware Valley native, and a lifelong Eagles fan, my fiance and I would be thrilled to have you join us at our wedding at Kumler Chapel in Oxford, Ohio, on March 25, 2017, at 4 p.m.

Throughout your first year in Philadelphia, you have demonstrated what it means to be a Miamian and an Eagle. You continually exhibit the love, honor, resilience, and toughness that make Miamians and Philadelphians such special people. We hope you will consider joining us on our wedding day…

Love & Honor and Fly Eagles Fly.

Not sure if it’s the nice note, the fact that they went to the same school, or just that Brandon is a great dude, but it’s probably a little bit of all three. Just don’t hurt yourself getting a little bit softer now during “Shout” and it’ll all be good.

Kyle: I’ve got to be honest– I always question couples who want famous people at their wedding. You get like one day to be the center of attention. Take it. Even someone moderately well-known would draw attention away from the marrying couple at their wedding. Like what happens when Taylor Swift or Barack Obama is in your wedding (which has actually happened recently)? All eyes are on them. Brandon Brooks will be a tad more discrete, but the hulking football player in the corner will still be that Eagle who showed up to their wedding OMG all day long. Why give up your day – actually, your wife’s day, you self-centered prick – in the spotlight to someone you don’t even know? Am I a weird asshole? You bet! But goddammit, I made damn sure I was the most famous person at my wedding*, so that’s totally why I didn’t invite Chase Utley and Jay Wright and it’s not at all because of the crippling fear that they wouldn’t respond or, worse, send a signed headshot and not even extend me the courtesy of grabbing something off my registry. I don’t have issues– YOU have issues.

*Actually, Colleen Wolfe was our videographer. So this might not even be true.