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Monday, October 16, 2006Wedding Number OneIf you happen to know two couples who are planning to get married in the same year, the odds that the two weddings will occur on consecutive weekends are eclipsed only by the odds that the weddings will take place on exactly the same day. Fortunately, ours have fallen on two consecutive weekends. We just got through -- ur, I mean attended -- the first. I haven't been to a wedding since my sister was married almost four years ago. It's that phase of life when most people your age are already married, and their children aren't yet old enough to be. I guess I've been spoiled. Just ask Eric; I've been bellyaching about these weddings for months. At any rate, we ended up having a lovely time on Saturday. Imagine a small, stone courtyard with a fountain in the middle; a live jazz duo in one corner; glasses of champagne each containing a single, red raspberry; warm hors d'oeuvres served on round silver trays. Classy! Of course, Eric and I didn't know a single person. Yes, that's right. Not. One. Single. Person. Which was kind of nice, because it was like being on a date that somebody else paid for. The cocktail hour was followed by a lovely dinner beneath a tent, with live jazz and a dance floor. It felt almost strange to dance with my husband. That's how rarely it occurs. So we survived the evening and my new shoes didn't give me blisters. And now we have to do the same bloody thing all over again this coming Saturday. I hate weddings. But I love champagne with raspberries, and I love seeing a woman so excited to marry her man that she's in tears as she says her vows -- and gives a big "thumbs up" when it's time to kiss the bride (I've never seen anything like it). Something tells me that, if I'm not careful, I'm going to turn into one of those crotchety old ladies who never smiles. Especially at weddings. Ugh. |
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3of my readers are feeling chatty:
Well I'd just enough the company of my husband if I were you. :)
Ohhhh...I love to go to weddings! I love to see what everyone's wearing. I love all the mush and gush!
I only liked one wedding... mine.
I really don't like to go to wedding receptions. I think it is wonderful they got married, but I'm not all that interested in meeting their entire family and friends-who-couldnt-get-out-of-wearing-the-ugly-dresses.
Curmudgeon n. A guy like Dave the CheezWeezil that has to dragged to weddings and other outings requiring human contact.
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