Right Round

Lisette is now officially a married woman and I am hung over.

Actually, it’s more of a general party hangover than anything to do with drinking large quantities of alcohol (though I’m sure that’s not helping). It was a great day and an awesome reception and I had a lot of fun… And a lot of champagne. LOL! Given how rarely I drink and how little I drink when I do, I’m surprised I’m not a complete wreck this morning. I had what probably amounts to 5 glasses of champagne, a Jack & Coke, and some ridiculously delicious pomegranate vodka concoction that Steve sent over. I can’t be very sure about the champagne because there were the easily counted glasses in the limo on the way to the church and for toasting the happy couple at dinner, but on the limo ride from the church to the reception my glass was never actually empty. John just kept refilling it. Hehehe!

The ceremony was beautiful, although I must say that the church is quite the opposite. Completely unattractive. It has only two features that are even remotely pleasing to the eye and they’re both up at the altar. The first is the dais itself, which is done is flagstone, very much like a garden walk or patio. The second is the large skylight directly above the altar, letting in the only light unadulterated by stained glass. With the right floral design, the altar in that church could look like a tiny Eden. Anyway, I was talking about the ceremony wasn’t I? We walked in to the classics, of course. Canon in D and the Bridal March. Alan tells me the organist hit a couple wrong notes, but I doubt anyone was really paying attention. ~_^ Rob looked pasty and nervous, but his color seemed to come back when Lisette’s dad finally put her hand in his. Almost as if he was afraid she’d change her mind halfway down the aisle. She looked absolutely stunning, too. Maybe he was just afraid that next to her he was going to look like a complete shlub. (He didn’t. He cleans up pretty good.)

I was surprised how many of the responses came back to me as the ceremony went on. And it did go on. Of course, it could have been longer. I was expecting it to be longer, as was everyone else I think. They didn’t have a sermon, which is what kept it briefer than it might’ve been. They had communion of course, but since it’s a wedding, not everyone in the room is going to be partaking. Out of the bridesmaids, only Michelle and Lexie did, and I don’t think any of the groomsmen did except the best man.

The one hitch was the flowers. Lisette was supposed to have a bouquet of 24 Calla lilies. She got 17. She had also gotten picks to add to the flowers. She gave the woman 10 and florist lady only used 7 of them. And the wrist corsages turned out to be pin corsages. Our bouquets were wilted before the end of the ceremony, and the centerpieces were completely wrong. ::sigh:: Lisette was NOT pleased about the flowers. And of course, her mom wasn’t exactly helping because she was pissed off too. I understand being pissed, but there’s no need to let it ruin the day. She did not appreciate my reminder that when it came down to it, there was only one thing that really mattered and that was the fact that by the end of the day she would be Mrs. McGeehan and the rest could go to hell as long as the priest showed up. Some people are so touchy. LOL… Anyway.

To make a long story short, a good time was had by all. Well, maybe not Jay, but he and Alan talked a lot and the two of them even condescended to dance with us. Hehe. Of course, Jen and I were out on the floor all night. My feet are still sore, despite changing to my back-up shoes and even abandoning them after a while. And I think Alan and Jay were just glad we had the groomsmen to dance with on the faster songs so they wouldn’t have to.

It was a really good way to forget everything that’s been stressing me out lately. Back to reality tomorrow. ::sigh:: Maybe I really should get into the wedding business. Or out of my current one anyway. o_0

~Liz

PS… It is very hard to type with a kitten lying on your arm.