Being an attendant in a wedding is fun

Last weekend was Andrea and Dan's wedding, and it was the most catholic, non-Catholic wedding I have ever been to. The first wedding I attended was quite a shock to me. Why was it only 15 minutes? Wasn't there months of planning put into this one day, and it all revolved around this ceremony. Later I was talking to someone, and they had commented how Catholic weddings are so long. So for the first Catholic wedding I attended, I made myself comfortable, I was ready for a few hours. Again, to my surprise at a wedding, it was only an hour. It was only a mass with a few vows put into it. We still celebrated the Eucharist and there was a wedding. Dan and Andrea's wedding was great, there were three readings plus the gospel reading and a Homily. While there was no Eucharist, there was lots of singing and of course the vows. It ran about an hour. Maybe it felt short because I was about to sob the entire time, because it was so beautiful, because two of my friends are starting their lives together.

The reception was also wonderful. We spent most of Saturday getting the hall ready. It started out as the church's basic hall and turned into a beautiful hall for a wedding reception. The tables were decorated with brown table cloths, and each had a picnic basket. Inside the picnic basket was a pink and white checkered cloth with excellent Rose wine. Around the basket were the wine glasses that Andrea spent the entire summer collecting and decorating. Everyone said it was a very clever wedding favor. The food was great, the pie was better, and my toast was written a during the reception. And by written I mean I made notes on a notecard. We saw them off with bubbles and a light rain. Oh goodness, there is another Mr. and Mrs. Jarratt in this world, lovely!