OMG wedding!

[shinyhappygoth]

Dude! My brother is totally married!

In related news, I have survived an entire evening of party, and getting my hair done beforehand. I feel very accomplished.

Seriously, the party was excellent. Since Russ and Elisa are Russ and Elisa, a bunch of Russ' friends and cohorts made up the band, and assorted friends and relatives on both sides sang, and sang wonderfully. I myself performed "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel, with parental and other familial backup, and I have it on good authority that I kicked butt. (YouTube forthcoming.)

Other highlights of the evening (ETA more things as they occur to me):

• For the reception favours, Russ and Elisa baked about 150 little sweet potato spice cakes. In jars.
• There were lots of candles in jars, as well. SO MANY JARS.
• The groom's party wore aloe boutonnières.
• I neutralized most of the pre-wedding disaster karma by bleeding all over myself. (Many thanks to Elisa for dressing us bridesmaids in black, it totally hides the bloodstains!)
• Katie Lopez, four-and-a-half-year-old daughter of one of the writers of Avenue Q, was the Ring Fairy. She wore fairy wings and silver shoes with bells on, and was utterly adorable. (It wasn't a theme wedding, you understand. They just had a ring fairy.)
• When the officiant asked "Who has the rings?" one ring was dropped (by the best man, not the ring fairy) with perfect comic timing.
• The glass refused to break when stepped on, the first few times.
• During the concert, Katie (yes, the four-year-old) delivered a ridiculously good rendition of "Ring of Fire".
• Not one person asked me when it would be "my turn."
• Best. Cannoli. Ever.

Comments

[miss-yt.livejournal.com]

Yay! Congratulations to Russ and Elisa!

I'm glad to hear that your rendition of "Sledgehammer" went well: I know you were practicing for quite a while.

[shinyhappygoth]

It went very well! Part of what made such a big impression on people was the mass of family backing me up.

[crazed-rabbit.livejournal.com]

That's awesome! ^_^ I'm glad to hear a fun time was had by all.

Except for the bleeding. I hope everything is okay!

[shinyhappygoth]

It's fine, it was just a nosebleed, albeit quite a gusher. Dry nights = weak nasal linings. (The entire assembly spent the whole time feeling absolutely parched, no matter how much water we drank.)

Anyway, I prefer to think of it as ensuring the success of the marriage through blood sacrifice.