Weekends are occasions for socializing. Weekends are occasions of celebration.
When there's a wedding involved, entire weekends are taken up with social engagements. First there's the run-up to the wedding, which can include any number of events, but at the very least there's a rehearsal, and of course the accompanying dinner party which follows. Then there's the day of the wedding, complete with all the last-minute preparation and then of course the big moment ... and no wedding would be complete without a reception and banquet to celebrate the nuptial day.
In most cases, there's also a third part to the weekend celebration. This can take the form of a gift opening, usually accompanied by more food and socializing, but it can also take the form of a brunch, offered to guests just before they depart.
So it was that this weekend's nuptial celebration came to a close with a gathering on the water. Why should this be any different from the rest of the weekend: the rehearsal party took place on the water, the reception took place looking out upon the water, and so the brunch and farewells also had to take place within a reasonable proximity to water.
Now that all of it is complete, all that's left is the cleanup, and the telling of stories which have already made for wonderful memories.
When there's a wedding involved, entire weekends are taken up with social engagements. First there's the run-up to the wedding, which can include any number of events, but at the very least there's a rehearsal, and of course the accompanying dinner party which follows. Then there's the day of the wedding, complete with all the last-minute preparation and then of course the big moment ... and no wedding would be complete without a reception and banquet to celebrate the nuptial day.
In most cases, there's also a third part to the weekend celebration. This can take the form of a gift opening, usually accompanied by more food and socializing, but it can also take the form of a brunch, offered to guests just before they depart.
So it was that this weekend's nuptial celebration came to a close with a gathering on the water. Why should this be any different from the rest of the weekend: the rehearsal party took place on the water, the reception took place looking out upon the water, and so the brunch and farewells also had to take place within a reasonable proximity to water.
Now that all of it is complete, all that's left is the cleanup, and the telling of stories which have already made for wonderful memories.
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