Oh what a night. Wowzer where to begin? It was a beautiful summer evening in Downtown Dallas at the Sheraton Hotel on the 38th floor with a 360 degree view of downtown from above most of the other buildings.
Brian and Samantha came to me from Dan and Kayla’s wedding earlier in the year. One of my favorite things is doing weddings for people who are excited about having me back for their party after seeing me do another wedding. No trying out, just makin it happen. It does help take the pressure off of the entire evening.
After the cocktail hour, the bride and groom show up with their wedding party. 8 bridesmaids and groomsmen and every single one of them are worth it. They come dancing in with smiles on their faces before the grand entrance.
The first dance is beautiful and then the food. Oh the food. Delicately arranged salad, perfectly done steak and salmon with steamed carrots, broccoli, and some funny potatoes with a sweet roll. For dessert they had an artistic tower of chocolate filled with fruit and other artsy/tasty things. Great way to start the night. The father of the bride gave his toasts masterfully and with a sigh of relief, he sat down and the party went on.
Next thing we know the bride picks her dad up for the less stressful event of their dance. They allowed me to sing this one, which really makes the night special for me. Brian danced with his mom to a Sinatra song called You’re Just Too Marvelous for Words. Perfect. I hadn’t heard that one before but it now has a special place in my heart.
I sang a few more songs for the rest of the folks to dance to and then we had the anniversary dance. There were a lot of good couples at this wedding. Little by little they dropped until the last couple was left. They had been married for over 60 years. Their words of wisdom were simple and true, “to be honest; keep the Lord in it.” Amen.
On to the dance. The groom dedicated “Love Shack” to his mom and the rest of the evening was a little less organized than the paper I was handed but it all worked the way it was supposed to work; the bride and groom were happy.
We honeymoon/dollar danced it up for a little while and then danced some more. We then had a wonderful performance by a young lady named Megan who sang “Love song” by Taylor Swift for the bride and groom. That was just one of the events that made the night unique and special.
Cut the cake and dance some more. Bouquet and Garter happen in a fun little blur and the end is near. The bride and groom were partied out by the end of the night just like they should be. We had our last dance and the night was through. A wonderful evening with a wonderful family. I have the best job in the world!
Megan, aka "taylor swift" = awesome!
Photographs curtesy Wisner Photography
Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 12:26PM 