Luther Vandross, "Anyone Who Had a Heart". Brian asks friends of bride or groom? I say it doesn't matter. Christa is the daughter of our friend and Aaron is the son of our friend's husband, who us also our friend. :) We find a seat and settle in. The DJ was playing music. I wasn't familiar with it. I pulled out the cell phone and used my Shazam app ( thanks Shawn! ). Eventually the seats filled. The groom came, all smiley and stuff. Then the DJ starts to play.... "Baby I Love You", Aretha Franklin !! And here comes the bride, escorted by her mom, my friend. One of the best entrances ever!!! I'm really liking these non traditional ceremonies! :) The wedding party consisted of a maid of honor, a matron of honor, a flower girl, a best man, a groomsman, and the son and daughter of the groom. The ceremony was short and sweet. The said their own vows.
The Moments, "Look At Me (I'm In Love)". Heh. They certainly looked like they were in love. Aaron had a big ole smile all night. ;) Christa also had a big ole smile. I always remind Brian that he didn't smile during our ceremony. It was serious business!!!!! Lol. Anyway. In attendance were family members, ages in the nineties up to 99. How cool is that? After the wedding, we climbed back up the stairs by the waterfall, crossed the street, walked around the building and we end up at the cocktail area. Hor d'ouevres and drinks. I'd had enough drinks the day before. I got ginger ale. Need to watch the fluid. (Had a slushie at the movie earlier...sigh). Not too much longer before we were led into the reception area. We were at table number 2.
Beyoncé, "Me, Myself and I". Ugh. I have a cold. :( Table 2. Sitting with family members. And the officiant of the wedding ceremony. Dinner was pretty good. They gave us bags and we filled it up with candy. I traded all of my chocolate for Brian's smarties. No chocolate for me. My phosphorous levels would spike. And that's bad. Same with the cake. I traded my chocolate piece for his caramel(?) piece. Lol. I was too full by then anyway. Dinner was steak, asparagus and a risotto. It was pretty good. Oh yeah, the family we met were veterinarians from Montana. We got some cool stories about that.
After dinner, toasts were made. The sweetest was the daughter of the groom expressing her love for Christa. She got a little emotional, but got it out. No doubt she loves her dad's new wife. :) the final toast was the dad. Explaining how he was the father of the bride and groom. And proud as hell. :-D. Remember, he married the bride's mother 16 years ago.
Aretha Franklin, "I Say a Little Prayer". Now the party starts. And it is a party. The DJ kept us dancing. But eventually all things come to an end. Brian and I stayed as long as we could. We took pictures. Got lots of hugs. Made new friends. And just enjoyed ourselves. It was just wonderful seeing our friends and seeing them so happy. And the love and joy of the bride and groom was palpable and infectious. Congratulations Christa and Aaron. I hope you find my suggestion card for a happy and long marriage! ;-) Oh yeah.. Her dress was one of most beautiful dresses I've seen. That good underlay was gorgeous and Christa look so good in that dress. Perfection!
Signing out with The Isley Brothers, " For The Love of You". Yeah. Go find your dance partner and just dance :) Temps are cooling own out here. I need my marriage license to get a drivers license (wtf?) and I caught a cold. In the desert. In summer. What's that about? Lol. Have a fabulous weekend. Oh yeah, dialysis angle? I still drank too much fluid last weekend. Way too much. It's back under control now. I just need to slap myself. Bah.
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