A great weekend! (long)

16 years ago

Our weekend started Thursday when we left for Charleston, SC to my nephew's wedding. When we got to the HInn my other 4 sisters and BIL's who could make it were already there and waiting for us. We had a great visit and our room had a view of the Ashley river and The Citadel across the water. Getting around in that town is really confusing--many streets and lots of them one-way. But it's a beautiful town. Had dinner in the roof-top restaurant which was normal Holiday Inn food but we were all too tired to fight traffic.

The wedding was in a really old chapel with only one center aisle and beautiful stained-glass windows. There were no flowers in the church just the candelabras. Instead of organ music they had a friend who plays saxophone so the music was classical Kenny G :-) My 2-year old niece was flower girl and everyone was saying she wouldn't be able to do it, but that little cutie walked down the aisle like she did it every day. Walked slowly and looked at the people as she did. First of all she has this long curly hair and is the cutest thing ever. The bride was so pretty--she isn't a fancy person and hates being the center of attention, but she did fine. I couldn''t look at my nephew because I would have sobbed--I moved to FL when he was 1-1/2 and he was just the sweetest baby.

The reception was at an old plantation. The grounds were just gorgeous with all the moss-laden oak trees that are hundreds of years old. The cocktail hour was on the other side of the little paved path to the house where the canopy was set up in the back yard. The dinner was BBQ pork and shrimp and grits, sweet potato biscuits, corn and? biscuits and a whole table of vegetarian food (bride is veggie). Huge dance floor and an open bar made for lots of dancing people. The weather was perfect and it was a wonderful time.

The next morning we left for Harry's hometown for a family reunion. That's a whole 'nother post.

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susanjf_gw
16 years ago
sounds like an awesome wedding and location...made it like a vacation for the guests...
glenda_al
16 years ago
So did you get a lot of dancing in?

Sounds like a wonderful weekend!

And a beautiful wedding.

Plus a family reunion.

Are you rested now?
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lydia1959
16 years ago
It sounds wonderful! Weddings and family get-togethers are a couple of my favorite things.
sue_va
16 years ago
The wedding and reception sounds wonderful.

Charleston is a great place to visit. I hope you will have the opportunity to go back sometime when you can spend time seeing it all.

I have family and friends in the little adjacent town of Summerville.

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patti43
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16 years ago
Dancing? I danced my fool legs off and sure feel it today. Sitting in the car most of yesterday didn't help but my legs and rear end are telling me I am in terrible physical condition! It was fun while I was doing it, though!

Charleston is beautiful. So many really old beautiful homes. When I hear "southern charm" from now on, I'll think if Charleston.

I have the best family ever. Since we don't live close together we appreciate our time. There's lots of hugging and laughing, too. We're planning a get-together for next summer someplace where none of us have to cook :0 Any ideas?
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16 years ago
Hi Patti,

I recommend regular family get-togethers. My Dad's family has had a reunion picnic in June every year for over 100 years, with usually a few over a hundred attending, and with picnic food contributed that's way more than enough, then games (which asttracts the kids ) and contests, etc.

There were over 400 at the hundredth, held a few years ago.

They have made a couple of memento books, with family tree - one in 1947, 100th anniversary of immigration, and the other for the 100th anniversary of the reunion.

Mom's family started holding one in the early '80s and have held them on a three-year basis ever since.

Some of the family came to the first one from Dawson Creek, on border of Alberta and British Columbia (look it up in your atlas - the terminus of the Alaska Highway, built during World War II) and have become fast friends with many in the family, including my brother in Saskatchewan ... on whose farm they held the reunion a couple of years ago.

Family reunions can be a lot of fun. Our families get along well ... so there's not a lot of snippity-snappity when they get together.

ole joyful

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