Post by ~Lauren~ on Dec 29, 2014 16:46:50 GMT
I saw the thread I was tagged in an yes, I was married on Saturday. My husband is a wonderful, sensitive, kind and funny man and I consider myself blessed. He wrote his own vows and it was so sweet that we all had tears in our eyes; even the Rabbi.
From beginning to end, the night could not have been more perfect. The rabbi's ceremony was beautiful and moving. Many of our Jewish friends said it was the nicest they'd ever heard. My friends and family came in from all over the country and Alan's cousins came from Israel. We were surrounded by love and good wishes.
There is only one word for the reception: FUN. We danced and danced and danced. Because most of the guest were our age (50-mid 60's) we told the DJ that we wanted all of the music to be from the 60's-early 90's. That meant people danced almost every dance. My daughter and her friends (girls who call me their second mom) and their husbands went to the DJ to complain that they needed some slow dances. LOL. Jackie and her best friend had a blast. They got up on the stage with the DJ and were Flygirls. At the end, Jackie started crying "I don't want to leave". Unfortunately, we were ALL leaving and the caretakers were dismantling everything.
It was a perfect wedding. I had fun, Alan had fun and all of our guests had fun.
As promised, here are some photos. The professional photos aren't here yet but these are from guests.
The woman in burgundy is the rabbi dancing with me; Jackie is the child in black and white and the man in the burgundy shirt is my son. The last photo is me and my mom. Doesn't she look great for 78 years old? She danced like a 20 year old.
Oh, and our first dance was "The Way You Look Tonight" sung by Frank Sinatra.
From beginning to end, the night could not have been more perfect. The rabbi's ceremony was beautiful and moving. Many of our Jewish friends said it was the nicest they'd ever heard. My friends and family came in from all over the country and Alan's cousins came from Israel. We were surrounded by love and good wishes.
There is only one word for the reception: FUN. We danced and danced and danced. Because most of the guest were our age (50-mid 60's) we told the DJ that we wanted all of the music to be from the 60's-early 90's. That meant people danced almost every dance. My daughter and her friends (girls who call me their second mom) and their husbands went to the DJ to complain that they needed some slow dances. LOL. Jackie and her best friend had a blast. They got up on the stage with the DJ and were Flygirls. At the end, Jackie started crying "I don't want to leave". Unfortunately, we were ALL leaving and the caretakers were dismantling everything.
It was a perfect wedding. I had fun, Alan had fun and all of our guests had fun.
As promised, here are some photos. The professional photos aren't here yet but these are from guests.
The woman in burgundy is the rabbi dancing with me; Jackie is the child in black and white and the man in the burgundy shirt is my son. The last photo is me and my mom. Doesn't she look great for 78 years old? She danced like a 20 year old.
Oh, and our first dance was "The Way You Look Tonight" sung by Frank Sinatra.
My original pea date was November 1999 and my number was 1803
You both look great and it looks like everyone had a great time. I like how your candy table turned out, too. 
congrats to you both!
