| "Equal and Opposite Reactions is a rollicking good yarn about complex relationships and emotions in middle-class American culture. The author has created an incredibly funny romantic comedy, which transcends the ubiquitous romantic triangle and expands it into a quadrangle, complicated by the interweaving of relationships between the children of the principal characters. Cleverly plotted, twists and turns, and exceptionally well written, this part drama and part slapstick comedy is a tour-de-force. Bravo Patti." - R. Bruce Logan, "The Narrative Arc" |  |
Chris and Simi's Wedding, Part 1: The Rehearsal Dinner
...Continued from yesterday:
Though the the wedding celebration of my nephew Chris and his bride-to-be Simi had been going on for several days,
| Chris and Simi at the Mehendi ceremony a few days before the wedding (see post from 6/21/2018) |  |
...Tom, Tommy, Emily, Callie, Theresa and I joined in the festivities at the rehearsal dinner on Friday evening.
On Friday afternoon we met up in the hotel lobby with a number of relatives who'd traveled from near and far to Philadelphia for the wedding,
On Friday afternoon we met up in the hotel lobby with a number of relatives who'd traveled from near and far to Philadelphia for the wedding,
| ...including Claire and Miguel (see yesterday's post), |  |
| ...and my sister Romaine who flew in from Portland. |  |
The rehearsal dinner was held at Pietro's Coal Oven Pizzeria on Walnut Street, just a few blocks from our hotel (see yesterday's post),
| ...so we walked, |  |
...enjoying the downtown Philadelphia scenery along the way.
| ...until we reached our destination, |  |
 | ...where there were more happy reunions, |
...amidst the general joy.
| Chris and Simi |  |
 | Theresa and my brother Jimmy, parents of the groom |
| Kashmira and Jayendra, parents of the bride |  |
 | The bride-to-be and her girls |
| Me with three of my four siblings |  |
The food, prepared by the chef, right, and her assistants,
...was out-of-this-world and just kept coming all night long,
| ...from the appeti-zers, |  |
| ..to the salads, which I forgot to snap, but there was a whole table full of them - here's the tomato and mozzarella in balsamic vinaigrette: |  |
...to the entrees,
...to the desserts.
There were lovely, heartfelt speeches full of good wishes for Simi and Chris,
| ...by the father of the groom, |  |
...sisters of the bride,
 | ...and good friend of the groom. |
It was a beautiful night.
At the end of the evening we walked back to our hotel.
The best was yet to come.
 | Ben Franklin atop City Hall. |
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