Peculiar laws, probably outdated. Relative to our attendance at a wedding on Staten Island on June 12th!
Dear FH and I took the train again from Providence to New York. We arrived and met up with the FH’s boss, who was so kind to turn over his apartment to us for the trip. We sat with him in the Starbucks where the two of them talked business for a while. I followed what I could – and played around with my laptop when they lost me!
That evening, FH and I trekked to the middle of Union Square for the Rehearsal Dinner. (Without the rehearsal. Oy. Now I know the reason a rehearsal is so very important). There we met my dear friend, Christi, and her FH Derek, as well as the families for both. Christi is actually going to be in my wedding as well and had asked me to stand up for her as a bridesmaid in this wedding, which is part of why FH and I made such a serious effort to be here. That and the last time we were in New York, Christi introduced me and FH to Derek and I introduced them to my own FH for the first time.
Christi and her new husband Derek at the rehearsal dinner.
Christi's Niece with Niece's Uncle
Christi and Derek's parents
Then FH and I went back to his boss’s apartment to CRASH into bed, knowing we would be up way too early in the morning to start our 3 transportation trek to Staten Island for the wedding. See, as a bridesmaid, I had to be on Staten Island at 7 am for hairstyling. My poor FH came with me to make sure that I could traverse the Metro, Ferry, and LIRR safely.
The debacle that was ‘hair.’ Christi and her MOH arrived at the salon with her father and a few friends in tow to wait upon their opening and getting our hair situated. This salon had obviously been suggested by one of Christi’s black friends as all the women working there were of different ethnicities. And they had No. Idea. how to work with white people’s hair. The lady working on me first dumped half a can of hairspray in my hair, and when asked to wash it out so I could have my hair done with as little product as possible, she proceeded to THEN dump half a can of mousse in it. Ugh. It was so crunchy. Even FH thought so when he bent over to kiss the top of my head.
At last we arrived at the venue and finished getting ready for the morning wedding. There was just enough time for a ‘First Look’ and then Christi and Derek and their wedding parties snapped some photos. I was very glad to be there and especially to be there with my own FH. We had a nice time and it made us look forward to our own wedding day all the more!
Christi and Derek on their Wedding Day
Congratulations to Christi and Derek! May the rest of your year be a reflection of the pure joy you felt on June 12th! I love you both.
