Phew, I have some catching up to do! My parents don’t have wifi (ok, they do, but it’s as slow as molasses. Don’t underestimate molasses, though, as it did kill people in a flood) so I didn’t post much. I decided to leave my camera behind for the wedding and just enjoyed it. I grabbed a couple pictures, here’s the church it was held at in Providence with some unfortunately timed construction going on. It was at the Cathedrals of St. Peter’s and Paul’s. The ceremony was really nice, there was AC!!!, and the priest did a great homily. Very few people were wearing masks. It was an army wedding, rescheduled from last year, and Brian was really disappointed he didn’t get to wear his whites and come with me.
The wedding hotel was the Graduate in Providence. After the ceremony I went and checked in and took the ride to the venue at the Aldrich Mansion in Newport, RI.
I thought it was VERY picturesque and made for a beautiful wedding. One small downside was the tables were split into different rooms, but this was made up for by doing the toasts etc. in the foyer. Then we were dancing, so it didn’t really matter!
She’s beautiful on any given day, but her dress was a fabulous compliment to her.
They had a live band and now if Brian and I ever get to have a second chance at a wedding celebration I think it might include a live band. I did need to sit down a few times, because the combo dancing and singing was a bit tough on my still recovering lungs. This was the mansion at night, so pretty.
I had a really fun time. I got a bit emotional during the ceremony thinking about Brian. It helped to have some other mutual friends of ours there that I was able to catch up with and dance with. Also, all her sisters are super welcoming and know me by now, and I don’t yet know them very well. To be fair, she has 4 of them. I am really glad I went!