jones1899 said:
Why do you think it would be jarring? We see him grab the bible, then we zoom on the newspaper, then we see the bible at the wedding. Am I missing something here?

Ah, okay, I get it now. I was thinking that we would only see the Dean enter the office, and walk across the office, but not actually take out the bible from the desk. It's been a long while since I've seen this fim now, and I've forgotten how that scene played out! I was thinking that, by having the newspaper, we would miss out on the bible entirely, making the Dean rushing across the office redundant (but this obviously isn't the case, then).