the ceremony was at west point grey, and all the friends were gathered about catching up with geoff and sunny, who came specially for the wedding. so nice! we all sat together near the back of the church, and awaiting for the big moment to start. the moms walked in together and lit the unity candle, followed shortly after by the 2 bridesmaids, sandra and cheryl, and then maid-of-honour, letitia. and finally, the grand entrance! outside, the rcmp honour guards formed an archway and then priscilla and her dad entered the church. she looked so beautiful in her wedding dress, her hair and make-up were flawless, and they confidently walked down the aisle. pris' arrival not only brought lots of joy to everyone in the church, but a few tears of happiness were shed by friends around me :-)
the 40 minute ceremony was perfect. some solemn words from the minister, singing some hymns (i actually knew joyful joyful, because it was a song from sister act 2!), the vows between priscilla and dave, and then it was official....they were married. as they walked down the aisle together, they were both beaming from ear to ear. it was a wonderful sight to see 2 people so happy in love.
after pictures with the honour guards, we friends took off together and hung out. starbucks was definitely in order.....sunny and i only had 3 hours of sleep after a long, long night of poker. geoff and chris were more fortunate and managed to get a few more zzzz's.
we arrived at the reception, the vancouver club. my first, and probably only, visit to this exclusive club. we enjoyed a cocktail hour on the main floor and mingled amongst ourselves, while the two families greeted all their guests. when dinner was announced we made our way upstairs to the dining room. so, i'm not very good with big words because i don't actually know many, and i'm not gonna embelish by using the thesauraus, so here's my description of the room.....
- it was big
- it had dark wood beams
- if you looked out the window, there was a nice view towards stanley park (i think....i didn't actually go to the window and look)
- the head table was tucked into a little alcove-y type thing
- the buffet table looked fabulous, and had a huge ice sculpture on it. i assume the character said double happiness, or something along those lines :-)
after dinner, the speeches started. priscilla's dad told a few sweet stories about priscilla from her childhood, which happened to include a few life lessons; letitia gave a toast to priscilla; followed by jake for dave; then priscilla and dave gave a joint speech. i find speeches to be the most emotional time during a wedding. this is when ppl start talking about their relationships and how much the other person means to them. this is exactly what dave did. i admit that i shed some tears as dave bared his soul to all the guests. priscilla also said a few words to her parents, and more tears crept out of my eyes.
and then the party got started. we headed back downstairs for dessert and dancing. i tried to sample a bit of all the desserts, and was not disappointed. my fave dessert, creme brulee was out on the table calling my name. delish!
we got the dance floor heated up and had a great time. i think the videographer has a lot of footage of us girls having a ball. unfortunately like all good things, the evening came to an end at 1 a.m., and we all headed home. a fabulous day, a fun evening.....what could be better? well, i guess chris could've stayed awake until the evening was over. as we were all sitting around chatting, my dear husband fell asleep. i should've cut him off from more wine after he not-so-gracefully knocked his wine glass over at dinner, and stained the white tablecloth a lovely shade of red. seriously, i just can't take him out in public :P
pris & dave, thanks for creating such a wonderful day for us all to enjoy. have a great time on your honeymoon, and i look forward to seeing you both when you return. cheers!
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