A New Year's Eve Wedding

Although it was a rainy night in Aquia, VA, the wedding of Heather and Ackra (the son of a very close family friend) went off without any issues (that we could tell). It was a long drive down to the wedding venue and I was a little tired. The ceremony started with your typical ceremony with some type of reverand/pastor. After the vows, they had a Thai blessing ceremony (like John and I had) where all the elder guests (those older than the bride and groom) come up and offer blessings and well wishes while pouring holy water in the hands of the bride and groom. After this portion of the wedding, they continued on with the remainder of the wedding. Here's the bride and groom:

The reception was fun, even though we only knew a few people. It's tough enough to attend a wedding when you only know the family friends, but tougher when you don't really know the bride and groom's friends. I was my dad's Johnny Walker on the Rocks runner and brought him coffee later. I think the bartender thought I was a hard-time drinker.

Being a New Year's Eve themed wedding, there were all kinds of party hats and favors. Johnny tries on one of the spiffy hats:




Of course, I can't let you get away without seeing the CAKE! Very pink, no? A very cool thing they had was the candy station. Little organza bags were provided to be filled with jelly beans, M&M's, kisses, and other pink and silver confections.


Oh, and there was licorice. Black was the other wedding color. I'm not a fan of licorice or anise, so none went into my bag. Wedding favors also included a mini bottle of champagne (or sparkling cider) and silk elephant keychains from Thailand.

Speaking of Thailand, a week from tomorrow, John and I will be headed off to visit relatives and see the King. It hasn't sunk in yet that we'll be traveling so far (and so long! 24 hours in the airport system!). But exciting, none the less.

Hope everyone had a fun (and safe) New Year's! I hear there were fun times at Joey & Michelle's. And Edgar Pedgar had his annual bash as well. Maybe you'll share the photos with me so I can see what I missed out.