And now the young monsieur and madame have rung the chapel bell...
The inaugural wedding of 2006: Get Hitched or Die Tryin’ has come and gone. The ceremony was lovely, and I don't think I've ever seen Melissa happier.
The reception was okay, despite the music (and the DJ overall) being awful. By using the word “awful,” I don’t mean there was a bad song here and there. By using the word “awful,” I mean there was a constant flow of bad songs in addition to choppy transitions and songs cutting out. The people I’ve brought this up to - the ones not getting married - have all responded the same:
They will DJ their own wedding.
There will be NO chicken dance.
I must say that I absolutely love the idea of DJ’ing your own wedding. The couple orchestrates everything else about the event (or things are selected in a way to reflect the couple) and why should the music element be any different? I may love the idea, but I could never serve as musical director for my wedding …or anyone else’s, for that matter. I don’t think people would really appreciate the power of someone walking down the aisle with Styx in the background. Ha!
I digress. I left the reception around 10:00PM. The wedding was at 2:00PM so a lot of people had filed out by that point. There had been some discussion earlier in the evening about a group of us reconvening elsewhere after the reception, but we had all lost interest in the idea at that point. I made my way to Mom’s, got ready for bed, and read a bit of Other Voices, Other Rooms before Matt called with a report from Chicago (he was in town for the Ladytron show).
One wedding down, and 7 left to go! There wasn’t much else to the weekend besides all that and the same can be said for this week (so far).
On the subject of weddings: A friend of mine sent an e-mail to myself and a couple of other people to say she got engaged and is getting married in September. This seems to fit the regulations and stipulations of 2006: Get Hitched or Die Tryin’ on a superficial level, right? However, I have taken issue with the fact that they only recently gotten engaged. I was planning on retroactively tagging 2005 (2005: An Engagement Odyssey is the current frontrunner) but now have reservations since they would no longer fit in to theme. I could simply ignore the union altogether, I suppose…
I’m missing Dennetta’s bridal shower on Saturday so I can go to Craig’s going away party. I feel guilty about not going, but my gift will be there (and that’s what matters, right?) so I don’t feel too guilty. I opted for Craig’s event because…well, it will more than likely be the last time I see him for awhile. To be perfectly honest, I have no idea why I feel guilty because that is assuming my presence will matter to either.
Outside of that, I have no idea what to do with the remainder of my weekend. There are a million productive and grown up things I could do to feel accomplished and responsible but I have no real interest in any of them at this point.
Zzz Records and I have a date tomorrow and I could not be any more excited. I promise a full report on any purchases. If any of you audiophiles have recommendations, let me know. That is, unless it is Frampton Comes Alive or something equally ridiculous. You can keep those to yourself.
The reception was okay, despite the music (and the DJ overall) being awful. By using the word “awful,” I don’t mean there was a bad song here and there. By using the word “awful,” I mean there was a constant flow of bad songs in addition to choppy transitions and songs cutting out. The people I’ve brought this up to - the ones not getting married - have all responded the same:
They will DJ their own wedding.
There will be NO chicken dance.
I must say that I absolutely love the idea of DJ’ing your own wedding. The couple orchestrates everything else about the event (or things are selected in a way to reflect the couple) and why should the music element be any different? I may love the idea, but I could never serve as musical director for my wedding …or anyone else’s, for that matter. I don’t think people would really appreciate the power of someone walking down the aisle with Styx in the background. Ha!
I digress. I left the reception around 10:00PM. The wedding was at 2:00PM so a lot of people had filed out by that point. There had been some discussion earlier in the evening about a group of us reconvening elsewhere after the reception, but we had all lost interest in the idea at that point. I made my way to Mom’s, got ready for bed, and read a bit of Other Voices, Other Rooms before Matt called with a report from Chicago (he was in town for the Ladytron show).
One wedding down, and 7 left to go! There wasn’t much else to the weekend besides all that and the same can be said for this week (so far).
On the subject of weddings: A friend of mine sent an e-mail to myself and a couple of other people to say she got engaged and is getting married in September. This seems to fit the regulations and stipulations of 2006: Get Hitched or Die Tryin’ on a superficial level, right? However, I have taken issue with the fact that they only recently gotten engaged. I was planning on retroactively tagging 2005 (2005: An Engagement Odyssey is the current frontrunner) but now have reservations since they would no longer fit in to theme. I could simply ignore the union altogether, I suppose…
I’m missing Dennetta’s bridal shower on Saturday so I can go to Craig’s going away party. I feel guilty about not going, but my gift will be there (and that’s what matters, right?) so I don’t feel too guilty. I opted for Craig’s event because…well, it will more than likely be the last time I see him for awhile. To be perfectly honest, I have no idea why I feel guilty because that is assuming my presence will matter to either.
Outside of that, I have no idea what to do with the remainder of my weekend. There are a million productive and grown up things I could do to feel accomplished and responsible but I have no real interest in any of them at this point.
Zzz Records and I have a date tomorrow and I could not be any more excited. I promise a full report on any purchases. If any of you audiophiles have recommendations, let me know. That is, unless it is Frampton Comes Alive or something equally ridiculous. You can keep those to yourself.