adam and i left late saturday morning for Glastonbury, CT to spend some time with the Stewart clan and to see my cousin Dawn marry her boyfriend Tim.
the traffic getting there was HORRENDOUS and what should have been a two hour drive took us closer to three and a half. luckily we know how to amuse ourselves in the car (Hall and Oates singalongs, making fun of crappy drivers etc..). plus, i never mind long car rides when i am not driving :-)
we arrived at our hotel about 2 hours before the wedding (which meant crunch time for me since i need an hour ALONE to handle the monstrosity that is my hair). we did get the important things under control first, and hit the liquor store and Burger King.
note to everyone: it is really key to bring a corkscrew with you if you plan on drinking wine in your hotel room (not from room service, obviously). and since we could not locate a corkscrew anywhere in the hotel, i went Macguyver on that Pinot and managed to open it with a nail file, and a hanger.
yeah, you know you want me on your island.
anywho, we relaxed and munched on fries for a little while and then began getting ready for the blessed event. i wore a calk length sheer beaded sleeveless low-necked dress, with lime green + fushcia sequined sandals, lime green pashmina, huge gold bangle and green + gold chunkey earrings.
in other words, i looked fabulous.
adam looked super handsome in his navy suit, and we arrived at The Gallery in Glastonbury right on time to shmooze with the relatives time before grabbing seats on the lawn (it was an outdoor ceremony)
(the pictures in this entry are NOT mine. i can never remember to take pictures at events like this. i get too caught up in the moment and by the time i realize this is a great "photo op" the moment has passed. luckily i associate with people who own cameras and like to use them)
the wedding had a "scottish" theme since both bride and groom's families are of Scottish origin. i always like to see weddings done differently than usual. and this wedding was definitely different and in a really sweet way.
the groom, Tim, awaiting his bride. he and the members of his family/friends wore the plaid of his family and my cousin and her family wore the Stewart plaid.
here comes the bride! (and the bridesmaids)
my adorable cousin Jen, the MOH.
look how happy they are!
aunt marilyn and uncle wayne
my cousins heather, melissa (and me NOT looking at the camera) and my aunt Maureen. (everyone says that melissa and i are eye twins.
)
the ceremony was really touching, and short: two qualities that i enjoy. i have never seen my cousin so happy and it was entirely worth the 3.5 hour car ride JUST to see that. her and tim are going to be so good together, i can tell.
anyway, we then all made our way to the reception, rather quickly i might add since it was OPEN BAR...two words that all wedding guests love to hear. adam and i were seated at a table with my cousin meagan and her boyfriend Kevin who is one of my new favorite people. here is a glimpse of why
my cousin Melissa: "So kevin, are you going through your quarter life crisis?"
Kevin: "No, I'm going through my quarter life AWESOME".
see what i mean?
so we took to the open bar like ducks to the water and within an hour we were feeling very, very good. and then we danced. we danced and danced and danced.
and we drank
and we danced some more.
my dad's sisters bustin' a move to "We Are Family"
and we mingled and laughed and drank and danced and had the greatest time i have ever had at a wedding. i will say this, we Stewarts KNOW how to put away a drink. and how to cut a rug.
and then the bouquet was thrown and i stood at the back and ducked as usual, and when i returned from the ladies room, the groom was throwing the garter and Adam was DIVING on the ground to catch it.
and he did.
and he got to put it on my cousin Jen. which was actually pretty fortunate for him because she is quite a piece.
and then we danced some more and then like that i was over and we all headed back to to the hotel. well, not directly back to the hotel but first to the liquor store which was of course closed and then to Mobile to pick up maybe some beer but of course that doesnt work because what is this New Hampshire? and then we go to the one open restaurant on the strip, a Red Lobster, to get some booze and they CLOSE AT ELEVEN and then we go back to the hotel to reluctantly sober up and by the time my cousin Anna found an open bar within a 10 mile radius, we had al passed the fuck out.
and then the next day we awoke, blissfully hangover free, and decided to take the long way home through Rhode Island just for fun.
and it was nice.
and all in all, i can honestly say that i canNOT wait for the next Stewart wedding.
i just hope it isnt mine
(haha Adam, jk)
the traffic getting there was HORRENDOUS and what should have been a two hour drive took us closer to three and a half. luckily we know how to amuse ourselves in the car (Hall and Oates singalongs, making fun of crappy drivers etc..). plus, i never mind long car rides when i am not driving :-)
we arrived at our hotel about 2 hours before the wedding (which meant crunch time for me since i need an hour ALONE to handle the monstrosity that is my hair). we did get the important things under control first, and hit the liquor store and Burger King.
note to everyone: it is really key to bring a corkscrew with you if you plan on drinking wine in your hotel room (not from room service, obviously). and since we could not locate a corkscrew anywhere in the hotel, i went Macguyver on that Pinot and managed to open it with a nail file, and a hanger.
yeah, you know you want me on your island.
anywho, we relaxed and munched on fries for a little while and then began getting ready for the blessed event. i wore a calk length sheer beaded sleeveless low-necked dress, with lime green + fushcia sequined sandals, lime green pashmina, huge gold bangle and green + gold chunkey earrings.
in other words, i looked fabulous.
adam looked super handsome in his navy suit, and we arrived at The Gallery in Glastonbury right on time to shmooze with the relatives time before grabbing seats on the lawn (it was an outdoor ceremony)
(the pictures in this entry are NOT mine. i can never remember to take pictures at events like this. i get too caught up in the moment and by the time i realize this is a great "photo op" the moment has passed. luckily i associate with people who own cameras and like to use them)
the wedding had a "scottish" theme since both bride and groom's families are of Scottish origin. i always like to see weddings done differently than usual. and this wedding was definitely different and in a really sweet way.
the groom, Tim, awaiting his bride. he and the members of his family/friends wore the plaid of his family and my cousin and her family wore the Stewart plaid.
here comes the bride! (and the bridesmaids)
my adorable cousin Jen, the MOH.
look how happy they are!
aunt marilyn and uncle wayne
my cousins heather, melissa (and me NOT looking at the camera) and my aunt Maureen. (everyone says that melissa and i are eye twins.
)the ceremony was really touching, and short: two qualities that i enjoy. i have never seen my cousin so happy and it was entirely worth the 3.5 hour car ride JUST to see that. her and tim are going to be so good together, i can tell.
anyway, we then all made our way to the reception, rather quickly i might add since it was OPEN BAR...two words that all wedding guests love to hear. adam and i were seated at a table with my cousin meagan and her boyfriend Kevin who is one of my new favorite people. here is a glimpse of why
my cousin Melissa: "So kevin, are you going through your quarter life crisis?"
Kevin: "No, I'm going through my quarter life AWESOME".
see what i mean?
so we took to the open bar like ducks to the water and within an hour we were feeling very, very good. and then we danced. we danced and danced and danced.
and we drank
and we danced some more.
my dad's sisters bustin' a move to "We Are Family"
and we mingled and laughed and drank and danced and had the greatest time i have ever had at a wedding. i will say this, we Stewarts KNOW how to put away a drink. and how to cut a rug.
and then the bouquet was thrown and i stood at the back and ducked as usual, and when i returned from the ladies room, the groom was throwing the garter and Adam was DIVING on the ground to catch it.
and he did.
and he got to put it on my cousin Jen. which was actually pretty fortunate for him because she is quite a piece.
and then we danced some more and then like that i was over and we all headed back to to the hotel. well, not directly back to the hotel but first to the liquor store which was of course closed and then to Mobile to pick up maybe some beer but of course that doesnt work because what is this New Hampshire? and then we go to the one open restaurant on the strip, a Red Lobster, to get some booze and they CLOSE AT ELEVEN and then we go back to the hotel to reluctantly sober up and by the time my cousin Anna found an open bar within a 10 mile radius, we had al passed the fuck out.
and then the next day we awoke, blissfully hangover free, and decided to take the long way home through Rhode Island just for fun.
and it was nice.
and all in all, i can honestly say that i canNOT wait for the next Stewart wedding.
i just hope it isnt mine
(haha Adam, jk)
(not really)
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Quarter Life Awesome.
I'm loving it.
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