This weekend two of the most wonderful people I know were married. And, my oh my. What a wedding it was. The past few days have gone by in such a blur. Tonight I will try to recap the first part of Meagan and Mark's wedding weekend.
La and I woke up at 4:40 am on Thursday, hopped in the car, and drove to Cleveland. The plan was that I would run around with Meagan that day and tie up any loose ends. But, I'm telling you that girl is the antithesis of a procrastinator, so there was NOTHING that needed to be done.
We decided to drop in at the reception site and see how the set-up was going. When we got there, we put ourselves to work and set up the Candy Station. Meagan was VERY excited about this element of the reception, and had been planning the candy display for six months. This was her moment. She whipped out her diagram, got all the glass containers together, and we began filling them with all kinds of dime-store candies. It took forever to figure out the placement of everything, but the display looked incredible when it was finished. (hopefully we will have pictures of it from the photographer) Great job Meag!
Friday morning, Meagan treated the bridal party to manicures. La picked orange polish with yellow flowers painted on.
The rehearsal dinner was at Mark's parents' country club. The evening was incredible.
From left to right: Mark's brother and sister-in-law Greg & Amanda, Meag's sister Kelsey, Phil, Me, Kristin, Meagan, Molly, Mark, Mandy, Devin & Jen, Chris
There were passed hors d'oeuvres, fancy cocktails, delicious food, and decadent desserts. Simply divine. And we thought it would be appropriate to top this high-class affair off with a trip to The Annex.
AWWW YEAH. There ain't no place like the Annex on a Friday night. Damn straight.
The Annex is a dive bar that sits on a residential street corner in Solon, Ohio. It's about a mile from my former home, and beers are like twelve cents each. It's great. The bar is roughly the size of a one-room school house and it's probably dates back to that era because the entire structure is listing to one side. It looks like it could topple right over at any time with no warning at all. There's no physical evidence stating what this place is or what one does inside it, except for a neon MGD sign hanging in one of the windows. I guess those three glowing letters say everything that needs to be said.
Clad in our rehearsal dinner attire, we stuck out like a sore thumb.
What a blast! We played a few games of pool, drank a few beers, and then called it a night. It was a dandy way to wrap up an exquisite evening.
Meagan and Mark, I just want to tell you that anyone that can host a fine dinner party at the Chagrin Valley Country Club and follow it up with a trip to The Annex is A-OK in my book. Cheers!
(more to come soon)
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