A Non-Celebrity, Celebrity Wedding

All I can say is, "OH my Gosh!"

This weekend was my cousin Claudio's wedding and it was amazing! I knew it was going to be very nice but even "very nice" would be an understatement. It was just like one of those celebrity weddings you see on TV or in magazines. Every detail was arranged for, even shuttles to and from the hotel between the church and reception for the guests.

The first hour was coctail hour and open bar on the patio overlooking the golf course. I must have had under 10 tamarindo martini's during that time (with no alcohol). They are my favorite drink right now... that and mojitos. We were outside anticipating to be let in but none of us knew just how amazing it would be.

When they finally opend the doors I was litterally taken aback. It sat 500 people and white silk fabric draped to cover the entire interior. It was dimly lit with special effect lighting that illuminated the entire room in a pink glow. The tables and centerpeices also had lights shooting out of them. Some tables were clear class with light pillars holding them up. Other tables had tableclothes and others were made of glass and reflected all the light beautifully. There was a clear glass, floor to ceiling waterfall behind the bride and groom's table that was up on a pedastal above all the guests. The biggest dance floor I had ever seen and the best entertainment band to go with it. There were a number of different singers for different styles of music. And once the party got started it everyone rushed to the dance floor. The entertainers passed out balloons, beach balls, rattles, wigs, hawaiian lei's, and all kinds of stuff.

Everyone there kept commenting what a great wedding it was and what a good time they were having. I left fairly early, at midnight but I heard that it ended at 4am. I also missed the 2 a.m. 2nd round of food. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing?

What a lucky bride and groom. I'm so happy for Vero and Claudio. I hope they have a wonderful time on thier honeymoon in Cancun. From there they will fly to New York City where they will live.

I slept in the next day and later met up with relatives who were staying at the Marriott downtown. We hung out by the pool the rest of the afternoon before going to dinner in Little Italy with a party of 40! My brother, who had flown in Friday, the day before the wedding, had to catch the red-eye back to Florida just as we were finishing dinner on Sunday night. It all seemed like it went by so fast.

Yesterday, Monday, I met up with the relatives downtown again and today they were going to the zoo but I just had to take a day off. But its back to more fun tomorrow. It's 4th of July!