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

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

...Continued from yesterday:
    After the marriage ceremony the air was full of  good wishes and gemütlichkeit,

..and the guests headed over to the Swan Lake reception hall for hors d'oeuvres.

     After a few more family pictures, 

...the rest of us followed.

​       At the front of the hall was a stylized sculpture of two swans.

    I wondered whether the creators of this venue chose the name Swan Lake because they knew that swans choose their partners for life,

...or whether they just liked the name.
      There was a "telephone" on which the guests could leave good wishes for Emily and Tommy.   

      The reception hall opened to a veranda that overlooked the lake,

...and on which there was a photo "booth."

     Soon the bride and groom made their grand entrance and had their first dance to "Leather and Lace" by Stevie Nicks.

     Then Emily's parents gave a welcome speech to the guests with a toast to the newlyweds,

...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.

       The other options were eggplant involtini,

...and pasta with vegetables.

     Both those dishes were declared likewise delicious by the guests.

     After dinner there were lovely, heartfelt speeches by Emily's sister and brother,

...and Tommy's childhood friend, Tom.

     Next the newlyweds cut the cake.

    Then we spent the rest of the evening dancing,      

...and otherwise enjoying the beautiful evening.
​     Tommy with his best buds from grade school.

     Towards the end of the evening Emily and her dad danced to Mariah Carey's 'You'll Always Be My Baby."

      Tommy and I also danced to our song, the theme from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." (There's a story behind it).

      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.

      The celebration ended with sparklers on the veranda,

...as a send-off to a bright future.