yesterday mary, ray & i attended andy & amelia's wedding. mary and i have known andy for about 12 years; we all met while working together at the record bar on franklin street. i've only met amelia relatively recently, but she continually amazes me with her energy, creativity and sparkle.
the wedding was a simple ceremony with a lot of unique touches. when we walked in the church door, rather than simply sign a guest book we were asked to write a message on a 3x5 card and then a polaroid photo was taken of us and inserted into the guestbook with our card. a very cute idea.
the sanctuary itself was decorated with orange fabric flowers (made my amelia; orange is her favorite color). after we were seated we watched people file in. because both andy and amelia are very heavily into the music scene, there were a lot of familiar faces. it was like a trip back in time.
the bridesmaids all wore their own dresses (i love that) and the groomsmen had matching purple ties with their individual blue suits. andy wore a grey suit, green shirt and white tie. amelia's white wedding dress was accented with orange ribbons and an orange beaded necklace. it was beautiful.
the reception was held at ooh-la-latte, a funky little coffee shop in durham. it was a surprising choice for a reception, but knowing andy & amelia it wasn't shocking. (it probably was for the grandparents, though, who seemed to be have mixed reactions to being seated next to a wall of underpants.)
the dinner was mediterranean (hummus, baba ganouj, cous cous, etc.) served buffet-style on the coffee bar. the coffee bar was turned into an open bar (champagne, beer & wine) and mary & i proceeded to get hammered. i can't begin to judge how much i drank last night... ray just kept bringing us more every time our glasses were empty. i got pretty drunk, and i remember struggling to make coherent sentences. i think for the most part i succeeded.
i wish, actually, i hadn't had so much to drink, because today i'm barely remembering the time i spent catching up with long-lost friends, like alec and walker, both of whom flew in from out of town for the wedding.
at 9pm the private reception became public (and the open bar became a paid bar, so i finally quit drinking) and the happy couple were joined on stage with their bandmates as they proceeded to put on a live show. first up was a smiths cover band, featuring amelia on bass, andy on guitar, and viva (below, far left) as morrissey. it was very fun, and so incredibly cool to see a bride rocking out.
that performance was followed by a cure cover band, but by that point i was ready to pass out so ray and i left. i understand from mary, though (who managed to stay through the whole thing) that the cure was even better than the smiths.
it was such a fun night, and i'm so happy for andy and amelia. the toasts and speeches that were given in their honor were so touching. i wish them all the happiness in the world.
Wall of Underpants! hee hee! We did catch glimpses of you, last night, but you were elusive. It was funny, crashing someone's wedding reception. Although we weren't precisely crashing. And I swear that the ribbons in her headpiece were pink, but in the photo they are clearly orange. To match the gloves, of course.
Posted by: pinky at October 17, 2004 10:27 PMOhh....I'm no longer confused about Pinky's post....sounds like SO much fun!
Posted by: lainey at October 18, 2004 09:47 AM