May I Have This Dance?

Melanie and Jeff got married on Saturday! The ceremony was gorgeous and Mel was absolutely breathtaking. We bridesmaids had our hair done up in a forties style with matching red lipstick and these totally awesome heels that matched the guys' shoes. It was so much fun. Since the wedding was outside, the heels had a tendency to sink into the ground. There are four piles of upturned earth where we were standing for the ceremony. Haha!

Every wedding I've been to for the past five years has got me thinking about mine. I think most girls do that. So I sigh at the "you may now kiss the bride," and wistfully watch their first dance as a man and wife. And this time I actually cried at the daddy-daughter dance. They played Cinderella by Steven Curtis Chapman and I started thinking about leaving Dad, and how hard it will be. It didn't help matters that Daddy wasn't there due to the fact that he had to work, (which completely sucked.) I tell you what, my man is going to have to be one heck of a guy in order for me to leave Dad.

After the ceremony, pictures, and food, (which was incredible!) began my favorite part of any wedding. The dancing! One of the first songs was the twist, and to my amazement, Gran was out there doing it too! I couldn't believe it! She had the biggest grin on her face. It was totally awesome.

After a few fast songs, they played a slower one, (I'm pretty sure it was At Last, by Etta James,) and I left the dance floor because standing there all alone while couples slowly fill up the empty space is just not cool. Haha. I saw Steven and walked over to him to chat. He smiled and kind of raised his eyebrows and held out his hand. I don't think my grin could have gotten any bigger as we returned to the dance floor. At seventeen, I had finally been asked to dance, and I couldn't have been more pleased. I just love Steven. He's such a sweetheart. =D

The dancing went on and I had the time of my life. We all gathered in a cramped circle and did the salsa to Sway sung by Michael Buble. It was so much fun! I was glad I had brought a more comfortable pair of heels to wear after the ceremony because the salsa just doesn't look quite as good in bare feet. ;)

So we danced and danced and partied and celebrated and just enjoyed the experience. We did some improv line dancing and goofy little things like that along with all the usual upbeat antics. Mom told me that Mrs. Jodie asked where I had been dancing on Friday nights! Haha! Mom just said that I had been dancing since I was two. I don't get to let loose in a group setting like that as much as I would like, but I'm really enjoying Wednesday's dance and drama class.

Being a bridesmaid in Mel's wedding was such an awesome experience. When Kath and I found out about it we jumped up and down and squealed. Haha! We were talking about being in the wedding, and anyone in a bridal party is a part of the "in crowd," so to speak. So if you are in Melanie's "in crowd," you must be really really cool. Haha! Aren't we silly? The neat thing is that the only other wedding we've been in was Aunt Carolyn's as flower girls.

Anyway, it was all beautiful and amazing.

On Sunday I was completely exhausted, partly because I had only gotten five hours of sleep on Friday night before getting up early Saturday morning to prepare for the wedding. So I lazed around watching movies, eating junk food and gingerly using my sore feet. =D It was a great weekend.