Auburn Annie
12-02-2009, 10:02 PM
I'm not going to say life will be getting back to normal just yet - we still have company and she still has 3 weeks of classes and exams before moving to South Carolina - but our daughter Rachel's wedding to US Navy Machinist Mate E-4 Robert John William Lewis aka RJ went off with barely a hitch on Saturday. There was NO snow, just a breezy chill in the air which most of the wedding party ignored (ah to be young again) during a brief outdoor photography session between the wedding and the reception.
The venue for the reception was late in opening for our setting up place cards but the girls' hair was done on time, the flowers arrived as planned, the photographer was 3 minutes early, the limo driver arrived complete with champagne (for AFTER the wedding), and the ring bearer waited until he was close to the altar before dropping the rings (quickly scooped up by my son the groomsman and handed off to the best man.) Gotta say our ring bearer Jonathan - it was his 11th birthday that day - looked spiffy in top hat and cane. He's autistic, so we weren't sure how well he'd do with a crowd, but he and little Mary, the flower girl, were troupers.
The food was great, and DJ Hump had the joint jumpin' after the buffet luncheon. It was a very happy and relaxed affair with only one small fly in the ointment, one of my siblings who put up a stink about having her picture taken, at all. She made the photographer delete one photo and left before we got a group family picture. We've decided to photoshop an old picture of her (or Disney's Grumpy) into the shot. After the regular reception the groom's father hosted any and all comers at the local vets' post. That ran until 9 or so when the happy couple staggered out the door for the night.
Now I'm taking the leftover kissing bells (2" silver bells that doubled as place card holders) and tying red and green ribbons on them so I can hang them on the Christmas tree this year. Waste not, want not. I'm happy, they did well with the gifts (they have very generous relatives and friends) and I'm hoping the market will continue to chug upwards so I can rebuild the family finances. Once Rich returns from driving the new Mrs Lewis to Charleston over the Christmas holidays we can look forward to 2010 with an almost empty nest - still have the dog, of course.
The venue for the reception was late in opening for our setting up place cards but the girls' hair was done on time, the flowers arrived as planned, the photographer was 3 minutes early, the limo driver arrived complete with champagne (for AFTER the wedding), and the ring bearer waited until he was close to the altar before dropping the rings (quickly scooped up by my son the groomsman and handed off to the best man.) Gotta say our ring bearer Jonathan - it was his 11th birthday that day - looked spiffy in top hat and cane. He's autistic, so we weren't sure how well he'd do with a crowd, but he and little Mary, the flower girl, were troupers.
The food was great, and DJ Hump had the joint jumpin' after the buffet luncheon. It was a very happy and relaxed affair with only one small fly in the ointment, one of my siblings who put up a stink about having her picture taken, at all. She made the photographer delete one photo and left before we got a group family picture. We've decided to photoshop an old picture of her (or Disney's Grumpy) into the shot. After the regular reception the groom's father hosted any and all comers at the local vets' post. That ran until 9 or so when the happy couple staggered out the door for the night.
Now I'm taking the leftover kissing bells (2" silver bells that doubled as place card holders) and tying red and green ribbons on them so I can hang them on the Christmas tree this year. Waste not, want not. I'm happy, they did well with the gifts (they have very generous relatives and friends) and I'm hoping the market will continue to chug upwards so I can rebuild the family finances. Once Rich returns from driving the new Mrs Lewis to Charleston over the Christmas holidays we can look forward to 2010 with an almost empty nest - still have the dog, of course.