Yesterday I went to wedding of a friend of mine. I kind of view her as an older sister, and I was so excited. I even wore a dress (which I got a compliment on from just about every attending member o_o ). We got there early, and while the rest of the family decided to walk around, I chose to stay in the car for a bit. That car hates me. I tries to get out by pulling the lock tab up, and somehow set off the car alarm. which wouldn't go off! Once it stopped, I tried doing the automatic lock, located in the front of the car, and it wouldn't unlock. So I was just fixing to brave the alarm when my dad showed up and rescued me. The wedding itself was gorgeous, it was at Queen's college in Charlotte in this beautiful, oldish church. Valarie looked amazing, and happier than I've ever seen anyone. Ever. She was kind of bouncing during the ceremony, it was fun to watch. I've got a suggestion next time you attend a wedding - even if you hate weddings, it'll help you get through them. When the bride's coming up the isle, look back at the groom's face, and then look at both their faces during the ceremony. It's so. . .sweet, and amazing, and beautiful. By the way, I adore weddings. =3
Afterwards, I was a picture maniac, fighting the professional photographer for spots. I guess I've gotten pretty good at finding angles, because we kept ending up in the same places - I got there first the majority of the time. The reception was at Birkdale - basically a fancy shopping center. The reception hall was gorgeous though, all windows. . .the light was lovely too, too bad I'm terrible at using it to my advantage. I'm such a sucker, I cried during the father daughter dance. I was on the front row, clicking away - but I felt better because Val was crying too, though she had more reason to do so than I. XD
After the special dances we all got to dance, and the first song played? The Cupid Shuffle! I scared Cynthia because I banged the table and ran up. I joined the crowd, and soon my pastor's wife and Eric came up on my end - it was hilarious. And then my dad attempted to do the Chacha slide - talk about funny. XD
I got so so so incredibly lucky with the cake cutting, I was going to go to the bathroom and then I ran into one of the bridesmaids whom I knew and started talking, and then the maid of honor (whom I also know) wanted to see my pictures. So I happened to be right next to the cake table when they started. Which is how I got a front row seat to the smearing the cake in the face ritual. And that lovely picture I posted today.
The reception lasted another four hours or so. My mom disappeared to go shopping at Kholes. (Who goes shopping during a wedding!) Val made me stay for the bouquet throwing. Even though I'm not 18 yet. She said "Hey, you're old enough! Wait a minute!" so I did, along with the four other single women in the whole place. Not too many of us. Well, looks like I won't be getting married for a while, it passed me by a mile. XD
But, I had a ton of fun, and the couple was gorgeous, and I took a million pictures. I want to put them on here sooo badly, but I need to finish the ones I took over spring break first. I did walk away from the wedding being much more critical of my pictures though - I don't know how that works, but that's what happened. So. Yeah. I had a blast, and I wish those two every happiness (from their expressions yesterday what they have will last a long, long while =3 ).