Congratulations, Melissa and Ryan!
Last night, I celebrated the marriage of my friend, Melissa, and her husband, Ryan... it was a blast! I can't remember the last time I danced non-stop for three hours straight... with the exception of a few 30 second breaks to hit up the bar, I danced like there was no tomorrow. The band, Felix Brown, was AWESOME. Last summer, Melissa, Ryan, Ginny, Ian, and I went to Newport to check out the band, and the happy couple decided to book them on the spot. Felix Brown played everything from Marvin Gaye to Journey to Kanye West to AC/DC to Michael Jackson. In grand fashion, I requested that the all-male band play some Gloria Gaynor; my hope was that they might play Cake's version of "I Will Survive." The bandleader said, "Do we look like we could sing that song?" I confidently exclaimed, "Absolutely!" Well, the band couldn't sing it.
So,
I sang "I Will Survive"... alongside the live band... at the wedding. It was towards the end of the night, and I thought, "Why not? I haven't done my 'new thing' for the day yet!" I initially planned for my "new thing" to be catching the bouquet during the toss, and even had a strategy in place:
take out my earrings, pull back my hair, and elbow anyone who gets in my way. But, Melissa and Ryan decided not to do the bouquet and garter tosses, so I needed something different. I don't have much of a voice this morning from all the singing and screaming throughout the night, but it was all well worth it! I'm so happy for you, Mr. and Mrs. Jessell, and wish you the very best as you start your lives together!
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| bride and groom |
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