Weddings

Many, many years ago, when Lisa and I were first married, we were involved in a lot of our friends' weddings. As part of the bridal party, doing the music, or just helping out in miscellaneous ways we would get caught up in the excitement (as in "I'm marring my best friend" complete with doe eyes and sighs), the drama (as in "these flowers are pink I distinctly ordered blush") and the overall build up of the whole scene. Looking back it had to have been exhausting.

We loved watching the first season of Downton Abbey on Netflix. The second season we enjoyed, but weren't quite as invested-still didn't miss an episode. At this point in our lives we have reached the second season of weddings. This is where our friends' kids are now getting married. Similarly, we are not quite as invested but still aren't missing an episode. As in four weddings in the last three months. The last of which was last weekend. The best thing about the second season weddings is that we can just show up, give hugs, eat cake and go home. No fuss, no muss. But at my age it is still exhausting.

Here is my top 10 list of wedding observations:

10) The number of people in the wedding party should never be more than the number of guests        invited to the wedding

9) An open bar doesn't guarantee a great reception, but it certainly helps 

8) Grooms should be like a cathedral train - there to enhance the beauty of the bride, just try not to get in the way

7) Wedding cakes are for pictures; desert bars are for eating

6) The throwing of the wedding bouquet is not a signal for a scrum

5) The best reception dinner is a pasta bar - but then again I'm not wearing a $5000 white dress

4) The length of speeches at the reception should be inversely proportional to the amount of alcohol consumed

3) "Love Stinks" by J Geils Band is not an appropriate song anytime during the evening

2) Candy corn is not an appetizer 

1) All brides are beautiful!

Truthfully, 8 out of the 10 are actual observations and the other two.....let's just say "they are based on reality" from this seasons weddings. I'll let you decide which is which. Feel free to add your own observations, I'm sure this list could be longer.