Breath in, breath out. What a July. 5 nuptials in 7 weeks is entirely too many. Of the 5, we attended 3 rehearsal dinners because we were somehow involved with the ceremonies. All 5 ceremonies were completely different. I have broken them down chronologically.
June 26th
R.& J.
Location: J.'s mom's house (giant place overlooking the marina) in San Rafael, CA
General Feel: Backyard BBQ
Bride wore: Tailored yellow dress with pretty red flowers embroidered throughout.
Groom wore: Matching yellow shirt & chinos
Music: Classical guitar before & during ceremony. Guests had to serenade the bride & groom in order to recieve plates for the buffet.
Food: Potluck buffet-a mish mash of tasty mexican & other random stuff like mac n cheeze with eggs.
Tidbits: A very heartfelt ceremony. The ride to was the worst part. We were staying in San Jose & it was 100 deg and an hour drive. We borrowed a car with no AC & the long & short of it is this: I showed up wearing my bikini & threw my clothes on in the bathroom.
July 11th
G. & S.
Location: Bear Creek Golf Club, Woodinville WA
General Feel: Classic fancy wedding. Not annoying fancy, just really nice fancy.
Bride wore: beautiful white wedding dress with veil.
Groom wore: Tuxedo!
Music: IPod playlist during the ceremony, lady DJ afterwards. G. walked down the aisle to Darth Vader's theme. It was awesome & perfect and he worked it!
Food: Salmon, prime rib, other tasty treats.
Tidbits: Super sweet party. Hung with Chris & Cara for a lot of it (til they ditched me on the dance floor with the REALLY drunk chick).
July 25th
T. & M.
Location: the point at Coleman Park, Seattle, WA
General Feel: A day at the lake!
Bride wore: Tailored renaissance (sp?) dress in green & gold.
Groom wore: green vest & white shirt. Lookin' sharp!
Music: Celtic band for ceremony & after party.
Food: Sandwiches, fruit, veggies. Deviled eggs, which I ate as many of as possible because I love them and am too lazy to make them for my own enjoyment.
Tidbits: One of those thing where everything that could go wrong, well, DID go wrong. But they got married & the ceremony was awesome and shortly after the church group partying next to us in the park had baptisms in Lake WA. And I went swimming cuz it was HOT.
July 31st
A. & R.
Location: Mt. Baker Community Center, Seattle, WA
General Feel: A rocking party!
Bride wore: A gorgeous cream colored dress. Beatiful lace & sparkle details.
Groom wore: A nice charcoal suit.
Music: Me! I sang her down the aisle & noodled afterwards during the cocktail hour. For dancing there was Ipod list that supplemented the fantastic funk band (they were really good-louder than hell but good!).
Food: Prime rib, shrimps, pasta buffet. Boroccinis' Cake-Good stuff.
Tidbits: R. is my best friend, and I was so happy to help and be a part of their wedding. It was hot, but everyone looked so good, and I danced my heart out all night long. Someone, not to be named, got a little too drunk (re: a LOT) and threw up. And up. And up some more. But all in all it was a fabulous evening.
August 1st (yea-the next day!)
Z. & K.
Location: Lake Union Cafe
General Feel: Wedding
Bride wore: white dress with the most beautiful veil I've seen.
Groom wore: Tuxedo with running shoes
Music: pianist noodling before ceremony, bride walked to Canon in D, DJ for dancing.
Food: Wedding Buffet (at this point-I'm over it!) Ben & Jerry's ice cream cones.
Tidbits: Too small a place for people to move around comfortably. I wouldn't really care for myself, but my papa is 90 & moving is difficult for him. It presented extra stress. My cousin's daughter, Bella-8 months old and she stole the show. She's got fat arms & did a great baby dance. Everyone was on the floor doing the Bella.
Please. No more weddings for a while. Thanks.
