It was sweet, and everyone worked really hard to make it a happy time. I think there were lots of people who were also working hard to appear to be happy, as I know all some could think of was the person who was not there, and would have been most delighted with everything about the occasion. Thankful to not be in charge of anything, I did not get myself at all involved in the decorating of the walled garden area. I know it takes a lot of planning and preparation, and many people putting in the time to make it look effortless. When we were at the venue on Thursday evening, there was Nothing there. But when we went by on Friday morning, banquet tables along with dozens of white folding chairs had been delivered. Family and friends put it all together on Friday, and turned the mostly blank space, just graveled across the open area, into a sweet, welcoming venue.Stringing tiny white lights all over, decorating tables with burlap runners, fresh cut fall flowers in mason jars, cute little votive candle holders of odd pickle jars collage'd with bits of printed paper from old books - both the bride and the groom are lovers of words. She is a librarian at a small college in Boston, and he writes, organizes poetry events.
These two sort of remind me of those clown cars, you used to see at the circus, or in the highly amusing local events, when the wildly entertaining guys would come to town for a convention and have a parade as the 'Loyal Order of the Ali-baba Temple of the Shrine' (tip of the hat to Ray Stevens) would put on a show. All four wheels on the little cars would be different sizes, so I imagine that trying to steer would be really difficult, hard to get it to go in a straight line - which explains why the drivers, in full regalia, including fez with long red tassel and rhinestone'd scimitar decoration: drove all over the street!
The happily newly-wed couple are a bit off center, but seem to be delighted with the choice they have made - beaming their delight as the ceremony progressed. I know it takes a lot of planning and preparation, and many people putting in the time to make it look effortless. When we were at the venue on Thursday evening, there was Nothing there. But when we went by on Friday morning, banquet tables along with dozens of white folding chairs had been delivered. Family and friends put it all together on Friday, and turned the mostly blank space, just graveled across the open area, into a sweet, welcoming venue.
It was a beautiful day, perfect fall weather, and joyful occasion. I am glad to have been a small part of such a sweet occasion.
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