Ailantha
  • Blog
  • About
  • Contact

Tommy And Emily's Wedding, Part Four: Happy, Beautiful Night

7/15/2022

0 Comments

 

Books By Patti Liszkay
​Available On Amazon

Picture
​"Equal and Opposite Reactions" http://amzn.to/2xvcgRa
and the sequel, "Hail Mary" https://www.amzn.com/1684334888
​Available on Amazon.


​TOMMY AND EMILY'S WEDDING, PART FOUR: HAPPY, BEAUTIFUL NIGHT

Picture
...Continued from yesterday:
   
After the marriage ceremony the air was full of  good wishes and gemütlichkeit,
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
..and the guests headed over to the Swan Lake reception hall for hors d'oeuvres.
Picture
     After a few more family pictures, 
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
...the rest of us followed.
Picture
Picture
Picture
​       At the front of the hall was a stylized sculpture of two swans.
Picture
    I wondered whether the creators of this venue chose the name Swan Lake because they knew that swans choose their partners for life,
Picture
...or whether they just liked the name.
      There was a "telephone" on which the guests could leave good wishes for Emily and Tommy.   
Picture
Picture
      The reception hall opened to a veranda that overlooked the lake,
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
...and on which there was a photo "booth."
Picture
     Soon the bride and groom made their grand entrance and had their first dance to "Leather and Lace" by Stevie Nicks.
Picture
Picture
Picture
     Then Emily's parents gave a welcome speech to the guests with a toast to the newlyweds,
Picture
...followed by my welcome speech and toast, during which shared that I was so happy that I couldn't really think and feared that I might have been lobotomized by happiness.
      That really was how I felt at the moment, though I did manage to get a few words out.
      Dinner was vegetarian cuisine from which there were several choices to choose.
​      i had the vegetable strudel, which was outstanding.
Picture
       The other options were eggplant involtini,
Picture
...and pasta with vegetables.
Picture
     Both those dishes were declared likewise delicious by the guests.
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
     After dinner there were lovely, heartfelt speeches by Emily's sister and brother,
Picture
...and Tommy's childhood friend, Tom.
Picture
     Next the newlyweds cut the cake.
Picture
Picture
    Then we spent the rest of the evening dancing,      
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
...and otherwise enjoying the beautiful evening.
​     Tommy with his best buds from grade school.

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
     Towards the end of the evening Emily and her dad danced to Mariah Carey's 'You'll Always Be My Baby."
Picture
      Tommy and I also danced to our song, the theme from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." (There's a story behind it).
Picture
      It seemed to me that this happy, beautiful night flew by in an instant, then suddenly Tommy and Emily were dancing their last dance of the evening.
Picture
      The celebration ended with sparklers on the veranda,
Picture
Picture
...as a send-off to a bright future.      
Picture
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Picture
    "Hail Mary"
    by Patti Liszkay
    Buy it on Amazon:

    https://www.amzn.com/1684334888

    Picture
    "Equal And Opposite Reactions"
     by Patti Liszkay
    Buy it on Amazon:

    http://amzn.to/2xvcgRa
    or from
    The Book Loft
    of German Village,
    Columbus, Ohio
    Picture
    Or check it out at the Columbus Metropolitan Library
    Picture

    Archives

    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013

    RSS Feed

    I am a traveler just visiting this planet and reporting various and sundry observations,
    hopefully of interest to my fellow travelers.

    Categories

    All


























































































Proudly powered by Weebly