His and hers

May your smiles always be as broad and your eyes always be as sparkly as they were today.

(backBlipped on September 2nd)

We drove to Brighton, MI - the Beloved at the wheel and me taking random photos to support a sudden (and short) Instagram addiction. Brighton's about 2 hours away on the Detroit side of the state. We checked into the hotel there and lounged about a bit before getting ready for the wedding. My hair was having an off day and I suspected the event to be rather posh - it being held a a countryclub an'all. So I fussed and fussed and made us miss the first shuttle to the club. Oh yeah baby, there was a complimentary shuttle from the hotel and back.
Anyway, we still made it in time. The ceremony was short and sweet, the bride looked so elegant and shiny and radiant- and the groom, well, I don't think I have EVER seen a groom with such a wide, triumphant happy grin on his face throughout the entire day. It all made me very weepy. Fortunately there was a good Chardonnay to keep me dry and going ;)

We were sat at a table with a childhood friend of the bride - or, as we now call them, our new BFF's - which was an excellent match and made us all very loud. Hehehehehehe. And then there was my food. Being of the non-meat eating variety I was hoping I wouldn't end up with something dead on my plate but they gave me a butternut squash ravioli that was so good I asked for the recipe. Or I think it was the Beloved who did that, but I was all for it.

Then there was dancing and more hilarity and wine and hugs and smiles and I was on the dancefloor with people staring at me in what I'm going to pretend was admiration and not bewilderment. Then I danced with the Beloved who told me to apologise to his feet for having them go through that. I figured it was payback for when he told the hotel clerk person I'm prone to violence.
And then it was time for the shuttle back. *sigh*
That's the thing about really, really good days; they always end too soon.


Thanks guys, for inviting us. Have a wonderful honeymoon!

(Also, I hope you're okay with me using this photo. If not, just let me know and I'll change it out for something else :))