Saturday, March 27, 2004

 
MY BROTHER'S WEDDING.
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Sorry for the delay in posting. Anyway, my brother's wedding was beautiful. As best man, I had make a toast, which I was very nervous about, until I gave it, when it went smoothly, and I was finally able to relax. I won't bore you with the whole toast, but some people told me they thought the opening was cute. I said, "I think it's been really unfair to Greg, having me as a brother. In any other family, everybody would have called Greg 'the smart one.' Instead, he grew up in the only family where he could be the emotionally well-balanced one." The other toasts were at least as touching as mine, and the whole affair was just spectacular. There was this amazing ice sculpture of a couple of dachshunds leaning against a table, and atop the ice table was a martini bar, including a bowl of ice, where the bowl itself was made of the single piece of ice that comprised the sculpture. The food was top notch, with too many top notch items to list all of them, though the sushi and the steak were both exceptional, and I'm not a big steak fan in general. The dessert deserves a special mention, as it might have been the best dessert I ever had. It was ice-cream in a warm fudge chocolate cookie crust that I am failing adequately to describe. The ceremony itself was lovely, with several cute, untraditional touches, such as asking seven guests/couples to each give a blessing. Mine was, "may you be blessed with wonderful children who make you very proud." Plus, all my cousins' children who were old enough to walk marched down the aisle at the beginning of the ceremony. That was fifteen children walking, plus another four pre-toddlers. Plus, their dog, Katie (a tiny mini-dachshund) marched down the aisle as well, in a doggie-bridesmaid gown. Oh, and I've never seen so many roses in one place before, including florist shops and rose gardens.

The whole wedding weekend was filled with non-stop family activities for both sides' huge extended families who came together for the celebration, and other close friends. On Thursday night Greg and Rachel (oh that's my brother and sister in law's names, by the way) rented ten lanes at a bowling alley for everyone, which was a lot of fun with the many, many young children. Friday was the rehearsal, plus the rehearsal dinner at Dave and Buster's which has surprisingly good food. There was also a show, in which a few fun-loving couples played a version of the Newlywed game. Saturday was the wedding, of course. Then Sunday was a lovely out-door buffet brunch at my parents' house, with live entertainment for the all the kids. It was also my "sister-in-law-in-law's" (i.e., Rachel's sister's) birthday, so I made sure we got a cake for that, too.

Greg and Rachel missed the brunch, because they left that morning for their honeymoon in Hawaii. They just got back yesterday.

This is The Official Record. 7:23 PM
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