The Wedding…

the start of a very busy weekend...

Gary…nabe that lives kitty-corner from me came over with his nephew Lester and long time friend Mick. We need to ask a couple of questions…I thought oh goody!

Gary: Do I have to give Joe and Maria a card for their wedding?

Reese: Of course you do.

Gary: But I already gave them XXXX amount of dollars for their wedding.

Reese: But still get them a card for in their wedding book.

Reese: You also have to dance with the bride.

Gary: WHAT…..I don’t dance.

Reese: oh yes you do….or you used to. You would have a few beers and do you r own thing. (we partied with them many many times in our younger days) (we even did block parties)

Gary: But I’m not going to drink today.

Reese: Nothing at all?

Gary: Nope.

Gary: Can I wear these boots? (looks of combat boots) They are very comfy.

Reese: No, not to church but after pictures you can change.

Lester:> (thinking Gary wants attention) Gary, it’s not all about you this time, its Joe’s day. Mick has a big smile that shows teeth and eyes get all squinty as he chuckles…(Mick has curly hair and used to be quite heavy and we used to call him the Frito Bandito man)

Mick: Gary, you got your speech memorized?

Gary: What speech?

Lester/Gary: You have to give a speech at the dinner table welcoming Maria into the family.

Gary: I’m not giving any speech.

Gary is usually quite a talker…can easily take charge, BUT not today…Gary is very nervous and doing a lot of listening and thinking…not sure what his duties are now.

I have never ever seen Gary just sitting at my kitchen table and emotionless…

                                              As Gary Leaves, we fess up to some:

Reese/hubby/Lester/Mick: Well, maybe it’s the best man that has to do the speech.

Reese/hubby/Lester/Mick: Well, maybe it’s the brides dad that dances first with the bride.

When Gary left, he was still thinking and wondering…

Time to move on with the wedding:

Joseph and Maria’s big day as joining their hearts as one.

They are both teachers.

Bride: Cool and calm!

Groom and grooms dad: extremely anxious!

Setting:

1:00 p.m.

Catholic Church

5 female bridesmaids all in short street length dresses…black…but each one is

individually designed.

5 male groomsmen…all in black tux’s…

ring bearer walking down with a blonde haired little girl hand in hand…making sure she doesn’t trip on her way down the aisle.

the bride, beautiful in her soft fitted white dress…her hair is dark and in soft loose curls

swooped back.

the groom, standing so handsome in his black tux and lime green tie…very striking!

Msgr … gray/white hair…soft spoken voice.

Before the wedding vows, Msgr talks about starting out in married life. Not all is going to be the perfect marriage. It is something that has to be worked at as a couple.

Some days you may feel like you are backed into a corner…

(at this time a motorcycle revs up and has echoed into the church)

Msgr proceeds with saying:

and you hop on your motorcycle and ride out of town.

Of course the congregation roared and thought, what a great ceremony that was!

A big yellow school bus was waiting for the wedding party to enter and be on their way.

I made a comment “I will be the bus monitor for the night”…

In memory of Joe and Maria’s wedding day, they supplied enough trees and plants for people to take home. Since I wasn’t able to attend the meal or the dance, Gary brought me 3 plants and 5 trees. The trees will be planted north in place of some that we lost during a wind storm.

Everyone survived and had a great time…so I was told!