Wedding Blog: The Big Day (Part 8)

[gsabc]

I'm not entirely sure what to write about the reception. Do people want details on the food? The table settings? The DJ? The dance floor that started to come apart? The Barrel of Monkeys chain between chairs?

The tables were not numbered. Instead, they were named after mansions in Newport RI or after buildings on the Salve Regina campus. The sweetheart table for the happy couple was Ochre Court, the school's administration building and the exterior of the mansion seen in the opening sequence of Ahnuld's "True Lies". The older relatives (my mother, various of my aunts and uncles) were at The Breakers, the Vanderbilt's "summer house" and best-known of the mansions. We parents were at Indian Spring, a mansion in Newport that GW loves and which has been for sale since before BD was a freshman. Here's the listing: http://www.liladelman.com/property-deta ... rchResults We'll need a bigger-than-normal lottery jackpot win for that one. Each table had the photo of the building in its identification frame as well as the name.

Centerpieces were also Newport-oriented. The pineapple is big in mansion designs as a traditional symbol of hospitality. Our florist was incredibly creative here. A real pineapple formed the core of the centerpieces, surrounded by roses, calla lilies and other white flowers, plus various greenery. The kids' table (several of BD's second cousins plus GW's goddaughter) had some additions to their centerpiece: several Disney jigsaw puzzles, a box full of stickers, pinwheels, a cylinder containing pick-up sticks and two Barrel of Monkeys sets - all the result of a fun visit to Toys 'R' Us. We had decided, though, that the venue really wouldn't appreciate the marbles, jacks and Silly Putty.

Note: I'm still assembling the table photos for uploading into Snapfish. When they're ready, you'll be able to see some of what I am describing, if you haven't already done so through the photographer's website.

[MarleysGh0st]

Do people want details on the food?

You already told us you didn't try the tangy tomato dipping sauce!

The dance floor that started to come apart?

Uhhh, what? You weren't going for a repeat of that collapsing dance floor tragedy that happened in Israel a few years back, I hope!

[ulysses5019]

I just want to know about the photographers. Did you make sure you fed them plenty of tangy dipping sauce?

[gsabc]

I just want to know about the photographers. Did you make sure you fed them plenty of tangy dipping sauce?

We paid for their meals. I did see them sit down to eat, and I hope they ate well, with or without tangy tomato dipping sauce. I truly can't say enough about their energy level and enthusiasm throughout the event. And continuing on to today, in fact. I'll go into that further during some post-event blog entries.

If anyone in the New England area needs a professional photographer, do I have someone for you!