1. Melissa, the Deke, and I piled into the rental car first thing this morning and rocketed over to the JLK Salon in Nanuet, NY for pre-wedding hair styling -- well, Adrienne, Molly, the Deke, and the rest of the women got dolled up. Melissa and I went on a coffee run to the Fairway Market and then I slipped away and had another coffee and a chocolate croissant at Starbucks.
We buzzed back to Adrienne and Josh's apartment in Nyack to iron our wedding clothes, change into them, and saunter to the nearby Grace Episcopal Church. Suddenly, I was gripped by the chilling realization that I had left my wedding shoes at the Airbnb in Piermont. Luckily, I was now very familiar with the route between Nyack and Piermont and I efficiently blasted back to our room, grabbed my shoes, and returned to Nyack in plenty of time to get dressed for Adrienne and Josh's wedding.
2. The wedding was a gorgeous ceremony, made so by the Episcopalian liturgy, the sun streaming through the stained glass of the old red brick church, Derek's stirring trumpet solo, Hiram's magnificent euphonium solo, the hymns, and the priest's uplifting homily. Jack performed his duty as best man with dignity and the other children were lovely as flower girls and ring bearers. Adrienne was radiant and Josh was both handsome and emotionally moved by the beauty of marrying Adrienne. It was a perfect wedding.
3. Afterward, the wedding party filed a couple of blocks to the Hudson House of Nyack for cocktails, dinner, and wedding cake. The room echoed with the exciting chatter and laughter of the guests continuing the celebration of Adrienne and Josh's wedding. The Deke was among those who gave a short talk about Adrienne, as was Molly.
The Deke and I were worn out after the reception and returned to our room to sleep and rest for a couple of hours. We knew that Brian and his kids and Molly and Hiram and their kids, and Jack, and Patrick and John were all gathered at Growler and Gill, so we joined them and then ended the night outside on the lawn with a cooler of beer at the DoubleTree Hotel in Nanuet. I laid off the beer and joined in multiple conversations, but before long the Deke, Melissa, and I gave in to our fatigue at the end of a long day and buzzed back to our rooms.
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