Tonight, we attended a wedding. I've attended a few over the years . . . and I always find them fascinating examples of humanity. I think any sort of life changing event brings out the best and worst in humans. Also, if you look around closely, you can pick up on the back stories of the attendees sometimes.
Tonight, the wedding was an early evening affair at a posh museum. The actual wedding took place in a garden and then the reception was held in the main hall of the museum. The great thing about the museum wedding is that when the wedding party is having photos taken, the guests can wander the exhibits and not get bored.
I'm always struck by the wide variations in fashions. I suspect that people have become all too casual for event dressing. I saw girls in satiny dresses, sashes tied at the waist, and rubber flip-flops. More than one 30-40 somethingish woman was in knit capris and t-shirts. And when are tux dealers going to explain that "tails" are actually inappropriate for an evening wedding? It's called a MORNING suit . . . a plain tux would have been just fine.
It was pretty obvious there was something of a rift between the bride and the groom's sister. Traditionally, the female siblings of the groom are invited to be attendants . . . as are male siblings of the bride. Not only was the groom's sister not a bridesmaid . . . there was an obvious hole in the wedding party. (She also had blue streaks in her hair and wandered around in a little girl type dress - although she is a college graduate - and flip-flops.) She was also conspicuously absent from wedding party photo taking. But, it's not really a southern wedding if there isn't a death threat, over-dramatics, or someone taking a header into a punch bowl.
What I liked about this wedding was that they clearly had stuck to a budget. I hate to see couples get suckered into thinking that their love will fail if they don't have the real silver dinner ware . . . or that they must have $100 floral arrangements on the tables . . . or custom made table linens the vendor is just going to rent out for the same price it cost to make them for the next couple.
This couple had several nice little touches . . . like invites printed on paper impregnated with wildflower seeds or a candy buffet for taking home. The cake was a beautifully decorated, tiered, pound cake made by the 87 year old woman who has made wedding cakes for every young couple in the church since WWII. But they didn't waste money on flash. I hope this means they are planning on a great honeymoon or their first home.
But, one snarky note. . . when you are in a large lecture hall, wedding, movie theater, what have you . . . move to the center of the aisle. I notice that people have a tendency to park their asses in the aisle seat . . . and then get annoyed when other people have to climb over them to access the empty seats. This is simple courtesy folks . . . and it's a wedding . . . it's not like you will have a need to jump up and get a popcorn refill.
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