Well, I'm in a city where I have had exactly zero fond memories. So what would bring me back to the godforsaken city of St. Louis, MO? My good friend, Justin (whom I worked with and spoke to nearly every day for more than three years at Iowa State in graduate school, and who slaughtered me on a regular basis on the racquetball court) and his beautiful fiancee, Cathy, had invited me to attend their wedding ceremony. How could I refuse?
Here's my quick review of the night - The wedding ceremony itself was very well done (and thankfully, not the full service including mass despite the setting in a Catholic church - it's not that I dislike the traditional Catholic service, I find it be exclusionary to non-Catholics and that defeats the purpose of gathering friends and family that may have differing viewpoints on religion). The reception blended a rare mix of surprisingly good food (I have been extremely disappointed with many, many weddings in the past so I tend to not expect much) entertaining conversation with old friends (Nate, Andrew, Mandy and Desi) and, of course, the open bar.
All in all it was a very nice night and I am glad that I made the trip. Congratulations Justin and Cathy and I wish you the best of luck in beginning your life together!
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Sometimes I go to weddings and think, "Man the ceremony was too long." And "Man, we had to wait too long to eat." And "Man, why did I even come out here?!"
That doesn't happen a lot, but IT does happen...
I am happy you had a good time... all the way in the ghetto, I mean, St. Louis.
The less you expect, the better the odds of being pleasantly surprised. It's not that I didn't have faith in Justin and Cathy's taste or anything... I just didn't know if there would be enough people that I would be comfortable chatting with for the entire reception. So anyway... now I have one fond memory that involves St. Louis.
Hey,
Thanks for the shout out. It is cool to read an online review of my event. Cathy appreciated it too as I read this post to her. Glad you enjoyed it too. I have to get back to catching up on your blog (the only blog in the world that I read).
-Justin
Justin - I thought you and Cathy might get a kick out of having your event reviewed... which was actually the reason I wrote that post. I had a great time. It seemed like you guys did, and that's the most important thing.
Are you implying that there are otherworldly blogs that you read?
Keep in touch!
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