The major freeway in St Louis was under construction... with the intention of being ~20 mins early to the ceremony, we (myself, Joe and Joe's girlfriend Tiffany) ended up being ~5 mins late. The TomTom could not figure out how to get us to the church without using the freeway! It was Joe's iPhone that came to the rescue, and actually calculated the best route with the knowledge of which roads were torn up. The ceremony was beautiful and everyone looked great. I will note the flash photography was a hugh distraction and I am thankful our wedding photographer did not use flash.
After the ceremony, there was a ~3 hour break. I head down to the hotel bar, with my book Atlas Shrugged, and read. Three drinks later, Joe and Tiffany joined me, along with some other ND grads. The reception kicked off on the rooftop of the Sheraton hotel. A little chilly, but fun. I felt silly every time I introduced myself as Raechel "Frick". Practice makes perfect, I guess.
Steve Bueche (one of Dave's groomsmen, and Brian's best man) speech was impressive. He talked about how Brian is loyal, forgiving, and comes from a great family. The maid of honor was Bonnie's "younger" sister, not "little", which made me giggle, as LB is also my younger sister, and not little sister :)
Sunday morning, Brian's aunt and uncle had some of the wedding guests over for lunch. Both Brian and Bonnie's family was warm and welcoming. It was a great weekend.
I was sad to be without Dave, and decided that is the last wedding I attend without him :) Now, I'm home, and back to cleaning and reading by myself.
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