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Boat Wedding
Oct. 7th, 2007 07:44 pmYesterday I got to attend a wedding held on a boat.
My favorite part was doing east coast swing while the boat was swaying. That's right up there with jumping up and down on an elevator for fun, but not (I imagine) as hard as doing those yoga things where you balance on one foot while on a boat. I like walking around on a rocking boat; it feels like a funhouse. And I didn't feel at all sick.
I also tasted really good tortillas, catered by Hula Hut. They were obviously made that day and I suspect they were cooked on a heavily buttered surface.
I also enjoyed the bride's shoes which were a glittery bright blue. How many people use shoes as the "something blue" you're supposed to wear?
I thought about when it's good to have a boat wedding and when it isn't. If the kind of person who, say, gets drunk and ruins everyone's fun is also the kind of person who must be invited and also the kind of person who is always late, a boat wedding might be just thing! (No, we did not have any evidence that this applied to this wedding.)
Also, there was a point when the preacher asked what artifacts (different word) the couple were going to use to symbolize their love. They said they were using rings. My sudden thought was that it would be more fun to use kisses. Then as the preacher discussed these symbols, I just substituted kisses for rings in my mind the whole way through. This actually mostly worked except for the unbroken circle bit. Now, lips can be thought of as forming an unbroken circle, but I wouldn't actually want to give my lips away, just my kisses. So the substitution doesn't work perfectly.
Afterwards, when he said they may now kiss, I thought to myself that he could have said they may now exchange rings. Ah, yes, fun with long-winded people. So long-winded that the bridal party were making silent jokes with the bride and groom throughout the ceremony. It was fun to watch them having fun.
And I can now tell you what "dinner cruise comfortable" means. (Google can't.) For men it means a suit and tie with fancy shoes. For women it means--at least when it's ninety degrees (32C) out--a nice sleeveless dress with your hair done up, make-up, and high-heeled sandals with your toenails painted. This is true even if the hosts go on and on about how the stairs are very narrow and steep. All the bridal party (who were dressed more formally still) had to carry their dinners and drinks up one such flight of stairs and sit right in front of overly loud speakers. So sad. We had lovely seats at the front of the boat, catching the breeze and watching the fancy houses go by and we cruised down the river.
My favorite part was doing east coast swing while the boat was swaying. That's right up there with jumping up and down on an elevator for fun, but not (I imagine) as hard as doing those yoga things where you balance on one foot while on a boat. I like walking around on a rocking boat; it feels like a funhouse. And I didn't feel at all sick.
I also tasted really good tortillas, catered by Hula Hut. They were obviously made that day and I suspect they were cooked on a heavily buttered surface.
I also enjoyed the bride's shoes which were a glittery bright blue. How many people use shoes as the "something blue" you're supposed to wear?
I thought about when it's good to have a boat wedding and when it isn't. If the kind of person who, say, gets drunk and ruins everyone's fun is also the kind of person who must be invited and also the kind of person who is always late, a boat wedding might be just thing! (No, we did not have any evidence that this applied to this wedding.)
Also, there was a point when the preacher asked what artifacts (different word) the couple were going to use to symbolize their love. They said they were using rings. My sudden thought was that it would be more fun to use kisses. Then as the preacher discussed these symbols, I just substituted kisses for rings in my mind the whole way through. This actually mostly worked except for the unbroken circle bit. Now, lips can be thought of as forming an unbroken circle, but I wouldn't actually want to give my lips away, just my kisses. So the substitution doesn't work perfectly.
Afterwards, when he said they may now kiss, I thought to myself that he could have said they may now exchange rings. Ah, yes, fun with long-winded people. So long-winded that the bridal party were making silent jokes with the bride and groom throughout the ceremony. It was fun to watch them having fun.
And I can now tell you what "dinner cruise comfortable" means. (Google can't.) For men it means a suit and tie with fancy shoes. For women it means--at least when it's ninety degrees (32C) out--a nice sleeveless dress with your hair done up, make-up, and high-heeled sandals with your toenails painted. This is true even if the hosts go on and on about how the stairs are very narrow and steep. All the bridal party (who were dressed more formally still) had to carry their dinners and drinks up one such flight of stairs and sit right in front of overly loud speakers. So sad. We had lovely seats at the front of the boat, catching the breeze and watching the fancy houses go by and we cruised down the river.