Saturday was the day that Mary McEwan got married.
Carrie was her Maid of Hono(u)r. The ceremony was at 6:00 at the chapel-type of place at University of Puget Sound. She married a guy who up until a couple months ago I knew as Jimbo. Turns out his real name is Caplan. Who knew? Not me.
His family is huge. And crazy. I know what it's like to marry into a big family (my family, by which I mean the relatives I actually know, consists of six people including myself), but I got off easy let me tell you. This group is nutz.
Anyhoo, the wedding was just kinda the ending of the day. Earlier on, Carrie went out to buy supplies for the "Bridal Emergency Kit" that you should have if you're getting married. She brought home healthy fast-food breakfast from Jack in the Box. I got to eat her ham. Then she went and got Mary and the two of them went to the fancy Foxfire Salon, where they both got their hair done, Carrie got a pedicure, and Mary got a manicure. Then Carrie eventually came back home in the ofternoon. I took her back to the chapel place around 4:00 so she could bring supplies and such, then came back home for just like an hour or so. Then it was back to the churchy place for the actual wedding.
I sat actually with Carrie's folks (marrying into a big family). The wedding was nice and simple. I could have done without the pastor doing his little talk schtick that Carrie & I were fortunate to avoid—our minister lady didn't really insert any words of her own into the ceremony. She certainly didn't give a little monologue like this guy did. Fortunately I've heard much worse.
There was good music during the ceremony, and Mary's brother sang (tenor) a song. He's a good singer, but was a bit drowned out by the gigantic organ on the back wall. The song was also kinda repetitive.
But Mary was extraordinarily beautiful, as always. Except more so.
The reception was kind of a clusterf--k. I booked out of the churchy place immediately after the wedding and careened to the reception, which was at a the South Park Community Center on South Tacoma Way. I got there so fast so I could get behind the drink-pouring area and pour drinks for the other guests as they arrived and wanted hooch (a job which, by the way I was volunteered for earlier that afternoon). After the hall filled and the wedding part was done with photos, Carrie came and dragged me away from that job. When Mary arrived, they setup the receiving line, which if you brought your plate with you, you could immediately walk to the buffet after shaking their hands.
After eating (yummy salmon) there was the first dance (which I almost missed due to bathrooming), then general dancing for quite a bit. Then that stopped, and the toasts were given by best man Don, who rambled on for many, many minutes (but did include a reference to Tremors), and then maid of honor Carrie, who said about three sentences and tried not to cry (cute). The cake was cut, and the dancing was re-started while servers served pieces of a different cake, I swear. Then a while later dancing was stopped again so they could show a slide show of childhood pictures of Mary and
After that there were some goodbyes between us and the ohter bridesmaids (Erin and Melissa) and non-bridesmaid Shane (sp? she's a Peace Corps girl). Then we came home. It was only 11:00 at night. I went and got cheese quesadillas and soft tacos that we ate in bed before going to bed.
Mary is married now.
