It was quite the glorious event: celebratory, Christ centered, joyous and fun. The rehearsal on Friday night went smoothly and the dinner after was excellent. On Saturday the weather was cloudy but comfortable - preferred weather for most of the people there so they could enjoy the evening that began following the ceremony on the terrace of a country club.

The ceremony was beautiful with spectacular music including a choir in the balcony from Samford (the bride and groom graduated from there in the theatre department.) With nine bridesmaids, corresponding groomsmen and the stars, the stage was full. Carin wore an amazing gown with yards of veil with appliquéd lace that her mother made for her. The groom’s father officiated the primary ceremony and I was able to do a brief talk on marriage.

The wedding reception was at the same country club as the night before but we dinned indoors in multiple rooms (it is 2020 after all). The food was wonderful, talented band and all the expected traditions met. A couple of extras: the mother-daughter dance to “My Girl” that Carin choreographed - was a hit. Also instead of a groom’s cake we had coke floats, what excellent taste on the groom’s part. Anyway it was a very special day for two really wonderful people embarking on their new life’s adventure. And Cindy and I were so honored to have a part in the event.

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Boy what a feast, the cake was nine feet tall and the food was stacked in little chrome bins and the folks just kept putting in on my plate. And I danced and sang and generally was the hit of the event. The only slight disappointment was that they did not have festive hats to smash heads together but humans have other odd things like feeding each other cake when there were scores of forks and plates. I mean, really? Anyway, my hoofs are sore, my antlers drooping and I need to recover a bit from the frantic two days. Did I tell you about the ice cream in a dish with coke? I found the place in the back where they were making them, 8 of those fill you up!