Awake: 6:24am We tip-toed out of our room & left Katrina sleeping; read some of the newspaper while having coffee & then Kathy left with Melissa, Kevin, & the boys for 7:30 Mass @ St. James church in Glen Ellyn, Il.
During my newspaper reading, Jodi, from Memphis, walked over & handed me a bag with (3) bottles of Rendezvous Bar-B-Q sauce from my favorite Memphis restaurant. I asked why she brought them & Jodi answered, "Because Kathy asked me to!" How nice.
After Mass, Kevin dropped Kathy & Melissa off @ Katie's parents' house where a beautician was coming to style the hair of Katie, the bridesmaids, & the mother of the groom.
My role after Kathy left: look after Momoko so Nick could get Jerry & he dressed in their tuxes.
This was today's itinerary for the bridesmaids, groomsmen/ushers, parents, etc. Early - eat breakfast at hotel. 9:00am - (Zack, Justin, Jeff, Nick) hair cuts & shave for those who wanted it. For the 1st time ever, I had a razor shave with hot towels. It was a little scary for me but Reggie was confident that he had lots of experience & I would be fine.
11:00am - Begin to dress, possible photo op of us whipping each other in our boxers. 12:45pm - Erika drives Zack to lake Ellyn to meet Katie for early photos. 1:30pm - Limo arrives to pickup groomsmen and ushers. 2:00pm - all groomsmen/ushers should arrive at church (and parents should probably too).
2:00pm - Eat some non-messy sandwiches so we're not starving.
2:45pm - line up for ceremony. 3:00pm - ceremony begins. Melissa walks down the aisle
Katrina walks down the aisle
He is not losing a daughter, he's gaining a son.
Eriko sang a very beautiful song called Tapestry. Such an exquisite voice!
3:30pm - ceremony ends. 4:00pm - formal pictures in the church with all groomsmen/ushers/parents/etc.
4:30pm - bridal party departs for Cantigny gardens in limo (including Katie/Zack). 4:30pm - Chuck drives Chevelle to Cantigny gardens. 5:15pm - bridal party departs to reception in limo (excluding Katie/Zack).
5:45 - 6pm - Zack & Katie arrive at reception in Chevelle.
6:15ish - Introduction of parents and bridal party and the bride & groom, Katie & Zack. Chuck toasted the newly weds & champagne was sipped. Then, using the microphone, I gave a short spiel of some of Zack's earlier life as a boy & a teen.
The wedding reception was running late so I had to cut my routine a little short, which was a perfect introduction for Nick, the best man to follow with his remarks & toast + more champagne sipping. Within min after Nick's toast, the wine was distributed & the guests started clinking their spoons against their glasses for Katie & Zack to kiss, which they did many times. Later, I caught the bride & groom on the dance floor.
Such a well planned wedding & celebration; I was so distracted that my usual photo skills were left on the table; good thing someone else took advantage of my Sony.
Here we have Nick & Eriko each dancing with their children.
Friends & family....oh, also Kathy & I.
And a little more family.
We stayed until the 2nd to last shuttle was boarding; I didn't want to leave, after all, wedding receptions like this one don't happen very often.
Oh yes, the food, wine, desert, music, etc were all scrumptious. Oh, what a day!
Lights out: 12:20am.
During my newspaper reading, Jodi, from Memphis, walked over & handed me a bag with (3) bottles of Rendezvous Bar-B-Q sauce from my favorite Memphis restaurant. I asked why she brought them & Jodi answered, "Because Kathy asked me to!" How nice.
After Mass, Kevin dropped Kathy & Melissa off @ Katie's parents' house where a beautician was coming to style the hair of Katie, the bridesmaids, & the mother of the groom.
My role after Kathy left: look after Momoko so Nick could get Jerry & he dressed in their tuxes.
This was today's itinerary for the bridesmaids, groomsmen/ushers, parents, etc. Early - eat breakfast at hotel. 9:00am - (Zack, Justin, Jeff, Nick) hair cuts & shave for those who wanted it. For the 1st time ever, I had a razor shave with hot towels. It was a little scary for me but Reggie was confident that he had lots of experience & I would be fine.
11:00am - Begin to dress, possible photo op of us whipping each other in our boxers. 12:45pm - Erika drives Zack to lake Ellyn to meet Katie for early photos. 1:30pm - Limo arrives to pickup groomsmen and ushers. 2:00pm - all groomsmen/ushers should arrive at church (and parents should probably too).
2:00pm - Eat some non-messy sandwiches so we're not starving.
2:45pm - line up for ceremony. 3:00pm - ceremony begins. Melissa walks down the aisle
Katrina walks down the aisle
He is not losing a daughter, he's gaining a son.
Eriko sang a very beautiful song called Tapestry. Such an exquisite voice!
3:30pm - ceremony ends. 4:00pm - formal pictures in the church with all groomsmen/ushers/parents/etc.
4:30pm - bridal party departs for Cantigny gardens in limo (including Katie/Zack). 4:30pm - Chuck drives Chevelle to Cantigny gardens. 5:15pm - bridal party departs to reception in limo (excluding Katie/Zack).
5:45 - 6pm - Zack & Katie arrive at reception in Chevelle. 6:15ish - Introduction of parents and bridal party and the bride & groom, Katie & Zack. Chuck toasted the newly weds & champagne was sipped. Then, using the microphone, I gave a short spiel of some of Zack's earlier life as a boy & a teen.
The wedding reception was running late so I had to cut my routine a little short, which was a perfect introduction for Nick, the best man to follow with his remarks & toast + more champagne sipping. Within min after Nick's toast, the wine was distributed & the guests started clinking their spoons against their glasses for Katie & Zack to kiss, which they did many times. Later, I caught the bride & groom on the dance floor.
Such a well planned wedding & celebration; I was so distracted that my usual photo skills were left on the table; good thing someone else took advantage of my Sony.
Here we have Nick & Eriko each dancing with their children.
Friends & family....oh, also Kathy & I.
And a little more family.
We stayed until the 2nd to last shuttle was boarding; I didn't want to leave, after all, wedding receptions like this one don't happen very often. Oh yes, the food, wine, desert, music, etc were all scrumptious. Oh, what a day!
Lights out: 12:20am.
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