Matt & Meghan
So this is a little bit late, but I wanted to make sure I did get around to putting this in my blog...
Katherine and I headed over to New Jersey to celebrate with my friend Matt from State College. We grew up together, and two weekends ago, he tied the knot and got married! He asked me to be a groomsman too, so that was an honor, and a lot of fun!
The festivities started when we arrived at the Cherry Hill mall, where we met up with Matt and I tried on the tux. We quickly checked into the hotel, changed for the rehearsal dinner, and arrived at Meghan's house (Matt's now-wife). We got to meet her and some of the family, before Matt arrived. Everyone was really nice! They had the rehearsal in Meghan's backyard, and the pastor was telling us not to lock our knees and everything, for fear of potentially fainting. Okay, so at least now I know it's an outdoor wedding. Temperatures were going to be around 80 or so, and I wasn't thrilled with the idea of being in a black tux standing outside in the sun. So, I was relieved to find that when we arrived at the winery on Saturday that the weather was perfect and it was under a canopy. Very very excellent day for a wedding.
But, I'm getting a little ahead of myself. At the rehearsal, it turned out that Beth, one of the two bridesmaids, happened to be in a class with Katherine last semester! What are the odds?? So, that was pretty fun. We then headed to downtown Philly at 5:00pm to catch dinner at a historic location, the City Tavern. After getting stuck in traffic, accidentally going in the parking garage for buses, and walking 3/4 of the way around the parking deck, rather than the shorter route of only 1/4, we finally arrived.
The meal was a five course dinner served in a traditional Colonial fashion, complete with pewter cups and servers dressed up in colonial attire .. and.. everything! We had crab cakes, salad, salmon, steak, potatoes, and cinnamon ice cream and... it was just a never-ending meal! We were so full afterwards, but it was a good time and we all got to know each other a little better. Matt gave the groomsmen a flask and a money clip with our initials engraved on it, so that was really nice. The bridesmaids got a necklace to wear in the wedding, a little bag, and .. maybe something else.. I forget.
Friday we spent the day relaxing by going to Bed Bath & Beyond and looking at china patterns and other things we'll be registering for, playing a round of mini-golf, practicing Kath's skits for the Philippines, and of course visitng Marissa in her new apartment! It was good to hang out with her and her boyfriend, Royal, for a while. We went out to eat at the Macaroni Grill [always a favorite!], went to the mall, and ended up playing on Royal's Wii for a little before we had to drive back to New Jersey. It was a short visit, but it was nice to see them!
Saturday was the wedding, and everything went pretty well. We had a little time to kill in the morning, so we found a park nearby and just walked through it. There was a lot of sand, and as we walked closer, we saw there was a very tiny beach by a .. tiny lake. I saw a weird shape in the water and I told Kath it was a dead fish.. she was like "no! It's not!... wait.. is it?" so then we walked closer and were very grossed out to find there were dead fish all along the edge of the water. Disgusted, we promptly left that area. :)
So anyway, for the wedding, Matt's brother, Eric, was the best man, Eric's two kids were the little flower people [twin girl & boy].. In a few weeks they'll be turning 3, so they're really a fun age. Whenever the girl, Maddy (Madison) would lose sight of someone she knew, she'd start bawling.. once it happened and Kath and I were closest, so Kath just went over to her and gave her a hug while I got Matt's mom. As soon as she saw someone she knew though, she was fine.
I get on tangents a lot, don't I? Well, the wedding was just about to start when Matt's dad, the photographer, said that his camera had just run out of batteries. Oh no! I had some extra batteries in the car, but they said it was a special kind, and was charged.. it didn't just take regular batteries.. So, I guess they ended up getting some cameras from some of the guests.. hopefully everything turned out well!
The whole wedding theme was primarily wine: the purple color that was used on invitations, it was held at a winery, and all the tables were named after a different kind of wine (I think we sat at the 'Burgundy' table) etc. Also, since their names are Matt & Meghan, or M&M (just like my parents!), they also had little glasses of wine full of m&ms in colors similar to red, white and rosé wines.
Anyway, the wedding, the reception, the rehearsal dinner, all were very fun. Out of the three weddings that Katherine and I have gone to together, this was definitely our favorite. So, best wishes to Matt and his wife Meghan!
After the reception, we drove back up to Pennsylvania so that I could drop Kath off at a family's house. Her and five other girls were taking a missions trip to the Philippines, and they wanted to get to the airport by 6:30am. Yuck! We were sad because they told the girls they wouldn't really be able to call, and email would probably be tricky, so we wouldn't get to keep in touch. I was happy when I got an email saying that the girls had all arrived safely. .. and really happy when Kath was able to call for about 30 minutes a week into the trip. She was able to send a few emails while there, but it's just not the same as talking together.
Anyway, Kath just got back yesterday, so I was super excited. We talked for a while and got caught up on some of the stories that occured in the past two weeks, before she got way too tired, and quickly fell asleep before her parents arrived to take her back to Greenwich. She had pretty much been up for 3 days straight, since she didn't really sleep on the plane. I'm just very glad that she got back safe & sound and that overall the trip was a positive experience for her! Now we get to start all the wonderful things we have planned for the summer! yay!
Katherine and I headed over to New Jersey to celebrate with my friend Matt from State College. We grew up together, and two weekends ago, he tied the knot and got married! He asked me to be a groomsman too, so that was an honor, and a lot of fun!
The festivities started when we arrived at the Cherry Hill mall, where we met up with Matt and I tried on the tux. We quickly checked into the hotel, changed for the rehearsal dinner, and arrived at Meghan's house (Matt's now-wife). We got to meet her and some of the family, before Matt arrived. Everyone was really nice! They had the rehearsal in Meghan's backyard, and the pastor was telling us not to lock our knees and everything, for fear of potentially fainting. Okay, so at least now I know it's an outdoor wedding. Temperatures were going to be around 80 or so, and I wasn't thrilled with the idea of being in a black tux standing outside in the sun. So, I was relieved to find that when we arrived at the winery on Saturday that the weather was perfect and it was under a canopy. Very very excellent day for a wedding.
But, I'm getting a little ahead of myself. At the rehearsal, it turned out that Beth, one of the two bridesmaids, happened to be in a class with Katherine last semester! What are the odds?? So, that was pretty fun. We then headed to downtown Philly at 5:00pm to catch dinner at a historic location, the City Tavern. After getting stuck in traffic, accidentally going in the parking garage for buses, and walking 3/4 of the way around the parking deck, rather than the shorter route of only 1/4, we finally arrived.
The meal was a five course dinner served in a traditional Colonial fashion, complete with pewter cups and servers dressed up in colonial attire .. and.. everything! We had crab cakes, salad, salmon, steak, potatoes, and cinnamon ice cream and... it was just a never-ending meal! We were so full afterwards, but it was a good time and we all got to know each other a little better. Matt gave the groomsmen a flask and a money clip with our initials engraved on it, so that was really nice. The bridesmaids got a necklace to wear in the wedding, a little bag, and .. maybe something else.. I forget.
Friday we spent the day relaxing by going to Bed Bath & Beyond and looking at china patterns and other things we'll be registering for, playing a round of mini-golf, practicing Kath's skits for the Philippines, and of course visitng Marissa in her new apartment! It was good to hang out with her and her boyfriend, Royal, for a while. We went out to eat at the Macaroni Grill [always a favorite!], went to the mall, and ended up playing on Royal's Wii for a little before we had to drive back to New Jersey. It was a short visit, but it was nice to see them!
Saturday was the wedding, and everything went pretty well. We had a little time to kill in the morning, so we found a park nearby and just walked through it. There was a lot of sand, and as we walked closer, we saw there was a very tiny beach by a .. tiny lake. I saw a weird shape in the water and I told Kath it was a dead fish.. she was like "no! It's not!... wait.. is it?" so then we walked closer and were very grossed out to find there were dead fish all along the edge of the water. Disgusted, we promptly left that area. :)
So anyway, for the wedding, Matt's brother, Eric, was the best man, Eric's two kids were the little flower people [twin girl & boy].. In a few weeks they'll be turning 3, so they're really a fun age. Whenever the girl, Maddy (Madison) would lose sight of someone she knew, she'd start bawling.. once it happened and Kath and I were closest, so Kath just went over to her and gave her a hug while I got Matt's mom. As soon as she saw someone she knew though, she was fine.
I get on tangents a lot, don't I? Well, the wedding was just about to start when Matt's dad, the photographer, said that his camera had just run out of batteries. Oh no! I had some extra batteries in the car, but they said it was a special kind, and was charged.. it didn't just take regular batteries.. So, I guess they ended up getting some cameras from some of the guests.. hopefully everything turned out well!
The whole wedding theme was primarily wine: the purple color that was used on invitations, it was held at a winery, and all the tables were named after a different kind of wine (I think we sat at the 'Burgundy' table) etc. Also, since their names are Matt & Meghan, or M&M (just like my parents!), they also had little glasses of wine full of m&ms in colors similar to red, white and rosé wines.
Anyway, the wedding, the reception, the rehearsal dinner, all were very fun. Out of the three weddings that Katherine and I have gone to together, this was definitely our favorite. So, best wishes to Matt and his wife Meghan!
After the reception, we drove back up to Pennsylvania so that I could drop Kath off at a family's house. Her and five other girls were taking a missions trip to the Philippines, and they wanted to get to the airport by 6:30am. Yuck! We were sad because they told the girls they wouldn't really be able to call, and email would probably be tricky, so we wouldn't get to keep in touch. I was happy when I got an email saying that the girls had all arrived safely. .. and really happy when Kath was able to call for about 30 minutes a week into the trip. She was able to send a few emails while there, but it's just not the same as talking together.
Anyway, Kath just got back yesterday, so I was super excited. We talked for a while and got caught up on some of the stories that occured in the past two weeks, before she got way too tired, and quickly fell asleep before her parents arrived to take her back to Greenwich. She had pretty much been up for 3 days straight, since she didn't really sleep on the plane. I'm just very glad that she got back safe & sound and that overall the trip was a positive experience for her! Now we get to start all the wonderful things we have planned for the summer! yay!
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