K, E, me, and Dad outside the church
The ceremony was in a town a couple hours south of St. Louis called Kelso (population: 586), and the reception was in Cape Girardeau. The church was quite lovely and everything came off without a hitch (at least it appeared that way from where we were sitting).
Between the wedding and the reception, we had a few hours to explore beautiful downtown Cape Girardeau! Lucky us! This is what we saw:
K, admiring the "Mississippi River Tales" murals along the levee
We stand for safety
Looks like somebody was having a party last night.
Didn't check to see if they were still passed out in the parked car.
I love old warehouse buildings!
K surveys her domain
Well, at least we're still managing a pun or two
So, we stand for safety. And also for smoking.
Oh, and we can't figure out our hours, so we'll just stay open until we close.
We did actually find some cute shops and score some goods, mostly in the form of jewelery. Eventually we had to head off to the reception, which we reached just in the nick of time. We saw the wedding party introduced, then got to chatting with A and S, our table mates. N (who was a groomsman) and A were a couple years ahead of me in law school, but A moved to Kansas City after he graduated, so we had some catching up to do.
As for the reception itself, the food was good, the music was bumping, and there were cupcakes! As E says, the joy of cupcakes is that they are the easiest way to reach an outrageously delicious frosting-to-cake ratio. The truth is, though, I haven't actually eaten my cupcake yet. We got take-homes, but they also gave us other desserts at our table. And of course, there was the bar!
K with her "blushing bride" - some concoction of vodka, pineapple juice, and something pink
Me and K
E and B
The three of us with the newly married man!
And here we are looking at all the funny pictures from the night
B was kind enough to drive home, and that allowed me to get started on my new book! And we sang some Miley Cyrus. Not bad, as road trips go!
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ReplyDeleteNo, he hasn't been wearing it since February. That was for something different. He's had a rough couple of months. Good thing his attention span is only about 7 seconds!
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