"...and tables 15 and up, if you'd please keep the volume down...."
TJ and Jen got married yesterday. Nice ceremony in an enormous Rosemountian church. The wedding party was huge--10 groomsmen and 8 bridesmaids. It was a Catholic wedding, so by the end of the 40-minute ceremony I was beat. Those Catholics must have real strong legs from all of the standing up and sitting down routines.
The ceremony was over by 2:40, and by 3:00 we were on the way north to Sweeney's for some time-killing cocktails and a little horse racing. I bought in on a wager board for $10--Bernardini to show (third place). So of course he won and I got squat. We spent 3 1/2 hours and lots of money at the bar before it was time to get over to the Minnesota History Center, a gargantuan marble-floored building with spectacular views of the Capitol and the Xcel Energy Center.
Doors opened at 6:30 and we were in, and it was on from that point. The Dundores thoughtfully hosted tap beer (Miller Lite) and wine, red and white. Generous move that got all attendees pretty much wasted. Mandy drank Absolut diets for most of the night, while I stayed classy and stuck with free beer. Everybody's drinking and having a good time when bar service ended at 7:15, which I thought was very odd. "Everybody to their seats for dinner" was the command, and I realized how hungry I was, so I put off my quest to find out what was going on with the bar and go eat.
Myself and Mandy, Jennifer and Chadly Thomasson, Zach Quinn and Molly Bevan, Bob Grinde, Mark Buege. This was the roster for Table 22, which quickly gained the reputation of "that table". It was hard to hear and see from where we were, so we applauded at the appropriate times and laughed at the appropriate times, but because we didn't really know what was going on, we had to keep ourselves entertained. Which we did. An announcement was made (see the title of this post) that was more or less directed at our table, due to all of our carrying-on. Rumor quickly spread to the head table that Chadly was burning rose petals in the candles--not true, although not that much of a stretch for him. A $15 bribe attempt was rejected by Shirley, our waitress, to find us some booze, and she walked away before we could up the ante.
Dinner arrived, and I would have paid for this meal myself. Chicken with rhubarb sauce, asparagus, and a twice-baked potato. For five minutes we were all actually quiet while housing the food in front of us. Dessert came in cupcake form, also very good. What made them better was Chadly took Mark's cupcake and shoved his nose in the frosting, then calmly set it back down before he got back, and it took his wife and Mandy to convince him to wipe it off his face. At this point I was in tears, due to a combo platter of hysterics and want for more beer.
The bar re-opened at 9:30, and a line had formed at about 9:15 like people waiting to buy Tool tickets. Quite a sight. With the beer/liquor flowing anew, the dance floor quickly became the main attraction with TJ and Jen going through the standard 1st dance, parent's dance, dollar dance, etc. They really threw a great party for everyone. This was a very enjoyable wedding. I'd like congratulate them both, and wish them both the best. Enjoy Target on a $30 budget.
The ceremony was over by 2:40, and by 3:00 we were on the way north to Sweeney's for some time-killing cocktails and a little horse racing. I bought in on a wager board for $10--Bernardini to show (third place). So of course he won and I got squat. We spent 3 1/2 hours and lots of money at the bar before it was time to get over to the Minnesota History Center, a gargantuan marble-floored building with spectacular views of the Capitol and the Xcel Energy Center.
Doors opened at 6:30 and we were in, and it was on from that point. The Dundores thoughtfully hosted tap beer (Miller Lite) and wine, red and white. Generous move that got all attendees pretty much wasted. Mandy drank Absolut diets for most of the night, while I stayed classy and stuck with free beer. Everybody's drinking and having a good time when bar service ended at 7:15, which I thought was very odd. "Everybody to their seats for dinner" was the command, and I realized how hungry I was, so I put off my quest to find out what was going on with the bar and go eat.
Myself and Mandy, Jennifer and Chadly Thomasson, Zach Quinn and Molly Bevan, Bob Grinde, Mark Buege. This was the roster for Table 22, which quickly gained the reputation of "that table". It was hard to hear and see from where we were, so we applauded at the appropriate times and laughed at the appropriate times, but because we didn't really know what was going on, we had to keep ourselves entertained. Which we did. An announcement was made (see the title of this post) that was more or less directed at our table, due to all of our carrying-on. Rumor quickly spread to the head table that Chadly was burning rose petals in the candles--not true, although not that much of a stretch for him. A $15 bribe attempt was rejected by Shirley, our waitress, to find us some booze, and she walked away before we could up the ante.
Dinner arrived, and I would have paid for this meal myself. Chicken with rhubarb sauce, asparagus, and a twice-baked potato. For five minutes we were all actually quiet while housing the food in front of us. Dessert came in cupcake form, also very good. What made them better was Chadly took Mark's cupcake and shoved his nose in the frosting, then calmly set it back down before he got back, and it took his wife and Mandy to convince him to wipe it off his face. At this point I was in tears, due to a combo platter of hysterics and want for more beer.
The bar re-opened at 9:30, and a line had formed at about 9:15 like people waiting to buy Tool tickets. Quite a sight. With the beer/liquor flowing anew, the dance floor quickly became the main attraction with TJ and Jen going through the standard 1st dance, parent's dance, dollar dance, etc. They really threw a great party for everyone. This was a very enjoyable wedding. I'd like congratulate them both, and wish them both the best. Enjoy Target on a $30 budget.
posted by Zach Brown at 4:02 PM
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Congrats, TJ!
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