Some things are best experienced and will almost certainly lose their charm if relayed second hand, but I'll try my best. Today my son got married. First of all he chose a beautiful Bride. Not only does she have looks, but she's smart and funny and has really nice parents.
Now Sheri... my new daughter in law isn't the only one with good looks and charm... there's Greg!
Of course we all know where he got it from...... Yours truly!!!
hehehe!!
When Steve and I arrived at the church.... we would have been the first there if it wasn't for my sister Carol. She and her husband and my Mom were already parked and waiting. Within just a few minutes Greg and the best man and all the other groomsmen arrived. It was really going to happen..... Well... we still had to wait and see if the bride showed up!!!
LOL
Sure enough she got there. Poor Greg, like all Grooms before him, was exiled to some little room in the back. He had to stay hidden so he couldn't cast his eyes upon his beautiful bride before the music started. I'm not sure about this tradition.... is it so the groom can't bolt that they keep him locked away? For whatever reason.... off he went to his dark little room.
The ceremony was held in a "Bible Church"!! I had convinced my mom that these were the snake worshipping
christians, so she was on the lookout for any cages or baskets since she hates snakes.
Of course I was only kidding..... but don't they all worship snakes of some sort or another?
Since it was all godlike... there were the usual vows, which as Steve put it... "were pretty severe"!
Something about submitting to and being subservient and birthing children and keeping your eyes to the ground. I really started looking around for a cave fire after awhile, because surely we had been transported somewhere WAY back in time.
Anyhow, they said the prescribed vows as the minister directed them, and exchanged rings.
There were those annoying people with cameras that kept getting in the way.... oh wait.. they were hired.... but they still got in my face and on my nerves. Fortunately for them they had competition. My grandson JR had decided early on he was more than bored already and started asking questions.... OUT LOUD!! The funny part is.... no matter how quiet people wanted him to be, when he would talk.... all their hissing for him to hush was much louder and annoying.
LOL! I never understood trying to quell a child in church. What's the point.....
"I'm bringing you here to worship, but you must remain silent and maintain a
certain amount of guilt. It would also help if you could appear like you've
just been beaten!!"
They always say things like, "The Hard Parts Over Now" after the ceremony is done, but they're never right. Now is when they stage the stage.... oh......sorry again.... alter! Now it's professional picture taking time...... please someone poke my eyes out. I guess this is why it's been nice up to this point to just remain a wedding guest and not part of the wedding party.
Lets not forget that during the lengthy vows the air-conditioning had shut down. The church had quickly heated back to a
crevice soaking 84 no breeze degrees. After a few people mentioned passing out, someone checked and realized the air was on a timer.... DUH!! They could have just opened a window since it was a breezy 75 outside. I guess the snakes might have escaped!!
Now I have a brand new daughter in law. Sheri really is beautiful and although I poked around in
photoshop just a little with the few pics I took.... she really did glow!
There were some really tender moments and overall the wedding was glitch free.....
Oh yes.... I forgot.... Angie (the grooms mom and my ex wife) was late, but then again she was late for our wedding too, so go figure.
Greg on the other hand had lost all color realizing he was now a married man. He would just giggle from time to time when asked a question.
Since he had just turned 21 the day before, I really thought he would have been hungover, but he had behaved.
JR really is a handsome boy and although it seems a lifetime away, I know it isn't really. Soon he'll be old enough to walk a bride down the aisle. I know how fast this happens, because Greg was just
JR's size yesterday. Time flies so fast.
JR looked like the perfect little school boy. Lucky for him he doesn't have the same nuns I had, telling him to turn around. Well..... actually.... he could probably use a nun or two to keep him in line!
My mom, has been to so many weddings and probably as many funerals, but this particular wedding was very dear to her. I'm not sure what spiritual energy was flowing about when Greg was about 18 months old. When Angie returned several months before me, from England where I was stationed in the Air Force, she went to live with MY parents not being able to tolerate her OWN. Greg was fortunate to be at an age where he needed tending to, because my mom was at a point in her life where she needed someone to tend to.
Yes, he was a skinny baby and
that's the reason my dad told my mom to "Feed That Boy All He Can Eat"!!
So for whatever reason my mom and my son developed their close relationship, I'm glad it happened. My dad told me just days before he passed away that although "She" (my mom) would never admit it.... my 3 kids were her favorite
grand kids. Greg being the luckiest of the three.
Picture taking at the church completed.... the wedding party descended on the Hall at
Huntingtown for the reception. Good food and OPEN bar...
WOOHOO.... slightly
eschewed seating arrangement, but overall... a wonderful event.
Apparently it was easier for
Gregs mom and myself to be introduced together than with our current other halves, so arm in arm we entered the room. Fortunately the years have proven to me just how karma works, so I have no need for resentment or hate when it comes to my ex wife. She does a fine job of making her own life hell without my help, as do I with my own.
Truth is, we realized long ago that even divorced we still made a better team when it came to dealing with her evil mother. Plus the fact that we were married 7 years and had three terrific kids!!!
Two weird but interestingly funny things happened at Greg and Sheri's wedding.
Well one wasn't AT the wedding..... it was their choice for a honeymoon location.
They're going to Ocean City.... which is where Sheri's parents went and had a horrible time and where Angie and I went and had a horrible time. You'd think they would
consider the odds, but they're positive they can change the bad "ocean city
mojo"!! I wished them luck.
It was getting late and I asked Sheri what their first dance was going to be.... I meant what song, and she said "Just You & I".... Eddie Rabbit and Crystal Gayle. I laughed and said good one....
LOL. She just stared at me.... and I asked again. "Just You & I".... we thought it was a nice couple song! I told her YES.... it was also a nice couple song 25 yrs ago when Angie and I danced to it at our wedding.
Of course we didn't tell Angie, because the look on her face was going to be priceless when she heard it...... and it was!!!
Dancing over... cake cut and smeared..... flowers tossed and garter slung.... the night was over and it was time to wish the new couple on their way.
I personally have $20 on 4 months from now..... inside baby pool at the wedding!
Hello world...... let me introduce to you...........
Mr and Mrs John Gregory Dean
When Steve and I arrived at the church.... we would have been the first there if it wasn't for my sister Carol. She and her husband and my Mom were already parked and waiting. Within just a few minutes Greg and the best man and all the other groomsmen arrived. It was really going to happen..... Well... we still had to wait and see if the bride showed up!!! LOL
Sure enough she got there. Poor Greg, like all Grooms before him, was exiled to some little room in the back. He had to stay hidden so he couldn't cast his eyes upon his beautiful bride before the music started. I'm not sure about this tradition.... is it so the groom can't bolt that they keep him locked away? For whatever reason.... off he went to his dark little room.
The ceremony was held in a "Bible Church"!! I had convinced my mom that these were the snake worshipping christians, so she was on the lookout for any cages or baskets since she hates snakes.
Of course I was only kidding..... but don't they all worship snakes of some sort or another?
Since it was all godlike... there were the usual vows, which as Steve put it... "were pretty severe"!
Something about submitting to and being subservient and birthing children and keeping your eyes to the ground. I really started looking around for a cave fire after awhile, because surely we had been transported somewhere WAY back in time.
Anyhow, they said the prescribed vows as the minister directed them, and exchanged rings.
There were those annoying people with cameras that kept getting in the way.... oh wait.. they were hired.... but they still got in my face and on my nerves. Fortunately for them they had competition. My grandson JR had decided early on he was more than bored already and started asking questions.... OUT LOUD!! The funny part is.... no matter how quiet people wanted him to be, when he would talk.... all their hissing for him to hush was much louder and annoying. LOL! I never understood trying to quell a child in church. What's the point.....
They always say things like, "The Hard Parts Over Now" after the ceremony is done, but they're never right. Now is when they stage the stage.... oh......sorry again.... alter! Now it's professional picture taking time...... please someone poke my eyes out. I guess this is why it's been nice up to this point to just remain a wedding guest and not part of the wedding party.
Lets not forget that during the lengthy vows the air-conditioning had shut down. The church had quickly heated back to a crevice soaking 84 no breeze degrees. After a few people mentioned passing out, someone checked and realized the air was on a timer.... DUH!! They could have just opened a window since it was a breezy 75 outside. I guess the snakes might have escaped!!
Now I have a brand new daughter in law. Sheri really is beautiful and although I poked around in photoshop just a little with the few pics I took.... she really did glow!
There were some really tender moments and overall the wedding was glitch free.....
Oh yes.... I forgot.... Angie (the grooms mom and my ex wife) was late, but then again she was late for our wedding too, so go figure.
Greg on the other hand had lost all color realizing he was now a married man. He would just giggle from time to time when asked a question.
Since he had just turned 21 the day before, I really thought he would have been hungover, but he had behaved.
JR really is a handsome boy and although it seems a lifetime away, I know it isn't really. Soon he'll be old enough to walk a bride down the aisle. I know how fast this happens, because Greg was just JR's size yesterday. Time flies so fast.
JR looked like the perfect little school boy. Lucky for him he doesn't have the same nuns I had, telling him to turn around. Well..... actually.... he could probably use a nun or two to keep him in line!
My mom, has been to so many weddings and probably as many funerals, but this particular wedding was very dear to her. I'm not sure what spiritual energy was flowing about when Greg was about 18 months old. When Angie returned several months before me, from England where I was stationed in the Air Force, she went to live with MY parents not being able to tolerate her OWN. Greg was fortunate to be at an age where he needed tending to, because my mom was at a point in her life where she needed someone to tend to.
Yes, he was a skinny baby and that's the reason my dad told my mom to "Feed That Boy All He Can Eat"!!
So for whatever reason my mom and my son developed their close relationship, I'm glad it happened. My dad told me just days before he passed away that although "She" (my mom) would never admit it.... my 3 kids were her favorite grand kids. Greg being the luckiest of the three.
Picture taking at the church completed.... the wedding party descended on the Hall at Huntingtown for the reception. Good food and OPEN bar... WOOHOO.... slightly eschewed seating arrangement, but overall... a wonderful event.
Apparently it was easier for Gregs mom and myself to be introduced together than with our current other halves, so arm in arm we entered the room. Fortunately the years have proven to me just how karma works, so I have no need for resentment or hate when it comes to my ex wife. She does a fine job of making her own life hell without my help, as do I with my own.
Truth is, we realized long ago that even divorced we still made a better team when it came to dealing with her evil mother. Plus the fact that we were married 7 years and had three terrific kids!!!
Two weird but interestingly funny things happened at Greg and Sheri's wedding.
Well one wasn't AT the wedding..... it was their choice for a honeymoon location.
They're going to Ocean City.... which is where Sheri's parents went and had a horrible time and where Angie and I went and had a horrible time. You'd think they would consider the odds, but they're positive they can change the bad "ocean city mojo"!! I wished them luck.
It was getting late and I asked Sheri what their first dance was going to be.... I meant what song, and she said "Just You & I".... Eddie Rabbit and Crystal Gayle. I laughed and said good one.... LOL. She just stared at me.... and I asked again. "Just You & I".... we thought it was a nice couple song! I told her YES.... it was also a nice couple song 25 yrs ago when Angie and I danced to it at our wedding.
Of course we didn't tell Angie, because the look on her face was going to be priceless when she heard it...... and it was!!!
Dancing over... cake cut and smeared..... flowers tossed and garter slung.... the night was over and it was time to wish the new couple on their way.
I personally have $20 on 4 months from now..... inside baby pool at the wedding!
Hello world...... let me introduce to you...........
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Thanks for sharing the day with us, that was nice. What a handsome groom and beautiful bride! May they always find happiness together.
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