My friend Yaz (Jasmine) married the man of her dreams (Jimmy) on August 28, 2010 in Saco, Maine. Alex and I travelled from Holland to celebrate this very special day with the happy couple and their friends and family. It was a beautiful ceremony and an incredibly fun reception. Alex acted as the chauffer on the day, adorning our rented white GMC in ribbon and driving the bride to the church. He was supposed to usher the mother of the bride down the aisle - but the photographer, thinking he was the chauffer, wouldn't let him out of the car! He made it to the ceremony just in the nick of time (and another groomsman walked mum down the aisle ;)
I was privileged to give a reading at the ceremony, and a special speech for my friend at the reception. We've been friends for nearly 30 years, having met in college. We often shared a bottle of cheap champagne and ate wheat thins whilst we pondered life and love, heartaches and thrills, and yes, most often, boys.
Yaz has raised her son, Shaun, now 24, on her own. I adore Shaun, and find him to be one of the nicest young adults I know. Shaun is a remarkable young man, a talented, articulate, charming guy who is a testament to and a reflection of his amazing mom.
We all let loose on the dance floor that evening, doing the Macarena, the cotton-eyed joe, the twist and more and partied into the wee hours of the morning. I managed to keep up with all the youngsters and even show them a thing or two about how to celebrate at a wedding :)
This first video features the wedding guests - the second will show us all getting our groove on and tearing up that dance floor. What a party!!!
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