bright blessed day
Yesterday was Jill and Tristan's wedding, in which I was a bridesmaid. It was my first time in a bridal party, and I lucked out that my introduction to such a thing was with Jill, who is incredibly easy-going, pretty much the Anti-Bridezilla. The wedding was simple and laid-back--just enough nice touches to make it beautiful without taking away from the real purpose of the thing, to celebrate the couple and the start of their married life. :) They wrote their own script for the ceremony (leaving the traditional vows mostly intact), which suited them perfectly, and was read by a close friend of the couple (who became an officiant specifically for this wedding). The photographer was a friend of the couple, too, and I think his being familiar/comfortable with much of the group made for some especially excellent photos! The weather even cooperated, after threatening to rain all morning--I thought the misty clouds hanging just over the mountains in the background was a nice touch, actually.
here are a few photos from the wedding, by Eric Greenberg:
at the altar
bridesmaids
bride and bridesmaids
action shot
first dance
father/daughter hug
It was really nice to see a couple people I haven't seen since high school (including Tristan!), and Patty and Jennie again (the other bridesmaids). On Saturday night, the rehearsal dinner (an easy gathering at Jill's parents' house) included a bunch of Jill and Tristan's friends, who are all friendly and good-humored, so that was fun too. All in all a lovely weekend!
So, that's one wedding down... the next one is late July. Preparing for that one will be different since my role is cocktail hour musician (piano)--so I need to come up with (and practice) a playlist, and learn a few special-request songs. Then my brother is getting married in October--I'm the maid of honor for that one. Phew, it's like 2009 is the Year of the Wedding.
Otherwise, not much has changed since my last update. I've settled into my new job and am picking up hours when the other gals want a day off. At this point I will take whatever hours I can get--I need the money to buy parts and tools for my piano projects, which I have to finish and sell before I can start saving money to move... and I really want to move, if you haven't noticed, hehe.
I think I should go do something productive. Yup. Maybe I will make the switch to gmail, even though most incarnations/abbreviations of my too-common name are already taken... yahoo has been extra spammy and buggy lately, it's kinda driving me crazy.
here are a few photos from the wedding, by Eric Greenberg:
at the altar
bridesmaids
bride and bridesmaids
action shot
first dance
father/daughter hug
It was really nice to see a couple people I haven't seen since high school (including Tristan!), and Patty and Jennie again (the other bridesmaids). On Saturday night, the rehearsal dinner (an easy gathering at Jill's parents' house) included a bunch of Jill and Tristan's friends, who are all friendly and good-humored, so that was fun too. All in all a lovely weekend!
So, that's one wedding down... the next one is late July. Preparing for that one will be different since my role is cocktail hour musician (piano)--so I need to come up with (and practice) a playlist, and learn a few special-request songs. Then my brother is getting married in October--I'm the maid of honor for that one. Phew, it's like 2009 is the Year of the Wedding.
Otherwise, not much has changed since my last update. I've settled into my new job and am picking up hours when the other gals want a day off. At this point I will take whatever hours I can get--I need the money to buy parts and tools for my piano projects, which I have to finish and sell before I can start saving money to move... and I really want to move, if you haven't noticed, hehe.
I think I should go do something productive. Yup. Maybe I will make the switch to gmail, even though most incarnations/abbreviations of my too-common name are already taken... yahoo has been extra spammy and buggy lately, it's kinda driving me crazy.