Wedding season has begun . . . and holy cats has it ever. This past weekend el capitan and I trekked westward to Steamboat Springs for a delightful occasion uniting two insanely fantastic spirits. (Last night I found out that the bride legally changed her middle name to Fire. Like I said: insanely fantastic.)
On Saturday we awoke to one of the most gorgeous days ever created, so what did we do? We bought caramel apples, then headed over to the alpine slides. Acting like a kid has never felt so great. I should probably admit that I had a few butterflies pre-slide, but I couldn't decide if those were nerves or freaking-out-excitement for what we were about to do. And great news: nothing about those slides let me down. I've been telling and will continue to tell everyone who missed out on that adventure how imperative it is they get their butts to a slide and let loose.
I haven't had as much fun at a wedding where I knew only a handful of people as I did at this last wedding. Here's the rundown, checklist style:
1. Make awesome "couple" friends and drink with them sitting on horse blanketed hay bales during the ceremony: CHECK.
2. Hear one of the best liturgies ever spoken at a wedding ceremony, then find out the officiant was later canoodling with his ladyfriend behind the tent during the reception: CHECK.
3. Sign a guestbook that was a Coloradan outdoor picture book and come across some extremely graphic stick drawings of the bride and groom: CHECK.
4. Dance all night to reggae: CHECK.
5. Meet sweet people from all over the country whose only two objectives were to drink heavily and be awesome: CHECK.
6. Introduce myself to my friend's dad who introduced himself as only "Smitty" (I still don't know his first name): CHECK.
7. Watch the bride drag a borrowed wedding gown through mud and not give a damn: CHECK.
8. See the most wild array of facial hair humanly possible in one room: CHECK.
9. Have the second best date (sorry, Smitty took the cake on numero uno) but definitely most attractive at the party: CHECK.
10. Buy a post-wedding brocho (drug rug?) and rock it awesomely in the grocery store while buying kitty litter: CHECK.
Long story short, this was the best kickoff to wedding season yet. I hope the other nuptials live up to the debauchery of the 'Boat.
That sounds like an absolutely awesome wedding! Seriously, every wedding should be like that. Things to include: inappropriate pictures of bride and groom, reggae dance music, and of course, Smitty. So snazzy. Glad you and Captain had a blast!
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