EIGHT MEN OUT!
~ also known as eight valentines day weddings which included two spontaneous cases of "love is in the air"
One off-site at what is becoming my wedding hall of sorts, my favorite local restaurant/bar/hangout, it's like my living room ... and ...
... one on the sidewalk outside because (a) they were late for their
appointment - well, the bride and groom were almost on time ~ the
mothers, not so much, which required juggling and squeezing them in to a
later time slot ... and (b) they were
so freaking loud there wasn't a chance I was disrupting the office that
much ~ you could hear them in the back of the building even when they
were outside!
... the rest of my day included the blurt-it-groom (see earlier blog post, ironically called the Blurt-it-out Groom);
... a groom that decided they would take the half an hour later time
slot after booking the earlier one & let me know by voice mail at 8
AM this morning (without asking if that slot was still available);
... three delightful couples so clearly in love that it reminded me why
I do this (one of which had many guests and a professional photographer
- the other two were "just us" weddings ~ <see blog post by same name> my very favorite kind, the
ones where you never have to ask why ♥ ) ...
.... and one guest who couldn't stop telling me how wonderful my ceremony is and how it truly inspired him.
♥ Now, off to treat myself with a beverage that is NOT on my no carb,
no sugar, no alcohol diet and then home with my snuggly little
valentine pup.
♥ oddly enough both have the same name ♥
Hope today and every day is full of love for each of you!
I perform civil marriage ceremonies & get to witness some very beautiful moments. Occasionally, entwined in these beautiful moments are the darnedest things: something said, something not said, something that happens. This collection of stories is in no way associated with one couple, one person, or one moment. These are my interpretations, my recollections, my musings. Nothing here is meant to embarrass, humiliate, or judge anyone or any one situation. I hope you enjoy.