Weddings 3 and 4

Yes, the blessed day has come, we are FINISHED with weddings. Currently, there are none planned for the fall or winter circuit, so we can begin to reacquaint ourselves with what Elk Grove actually looks like on a Saturday.

Wedding 3: Jeff and Kate (White) Unfried
Very similar to the nuptials of Jeff and Erin (White) Kane, and just over a year later. Now, i love my Jeffs and i know they're super guys, but i also know them as the bozo roommates of my college boyfriend. So when they marry smart, fun, gorgeous girls like these, i scratch my head in bewilderment. i'm sure they do too.
i sat by myself at this wedding because Josh was a groomsman, but i was not too lonely because i was surrounded by Nazarenes, NorCalians, and some divine combinations of the two. The reception was held in the orchard (i believe it was walnuts, Grandad) and featured yummy tri-tip, cakes and pies from all persuasions, and some hilarious hijinks on the microphone. We don't have any pics b/c David wasn't there and we stink at remembering to take pictures of important events. So after another wonderful White Ranch wedding, Jeff and Kate sped off into the Yuba City sunset on their way to Jamaica. Perhaps they'll run into...

Wedding 4: Jeff and Meredith (Carrol) Purganan
This wedding was hot. It was held outside during one of San Jose's hottest weekends EVER. And the groomsmen wore all black. Fortunately, we weren't groomsmen. i was a water girl who very quickly got promoted to d.j.. "Oh but Kallie," you say, "You're not a d.j., have no experience with d.j. machinery, and are not widely celebrated for your taste in music!" EXACTLY. But the professional person hired for the occasion did not appear, so the responsibility for rocking fell to me and my lovely bearded assistant, Josh. We made it work. We had some emergency shuffling time and a sympathetic army of helpers, so we pulled it off using our own measly collection of cds, David's laptop, and Kaz's ipod. Unfortunately, many guests confused me for an actual d.j. (it must've been the hair) and began making requests i could in no way accomodate. i'll say this though, i've never seen people get so excited for 'Cotton Eye Joe'.
This wedding was held at a museum/club/park thing. It was very pretty with lots of tall trees. Winter and i decided that the color combo, black and pale pink, worked very well. We missed most of the ceremony because we were running around dealing with music issues, but i hear it was lovely. The table assignments for the reception found Josh and i sitting with Dr. Sam Powell (whose class i did not exactly excel in), Sac District Superindent Steve Scott, the Reverend Tim Hall, who performed the ceremony (he says 'Hi Bakers!'), and future Nazarene big-wig, Tim Gaines. Thanks alot Jeff. You're hilarious. Let's just say abject fear kept me from partaking of any wine or champagne in their presence and i ate most of my meal behind the sound board. Overall, it was a great party and we managed to slip a cool, group-effort mix cd into their honeymoon luggage before they too jetted off to Jamaica. You can check out Steve Potter's pix here.

So. No more weddings for a while. Bonnie's is the only one on the docket for next summer, but we've done 3-5 every summer since 2002, so i doubt it'll stay that way. (Bonnie and Andy: if no one gets engaged soon, it's likely all of my friends will crash your wedding to stave off withdrawals.) Best wishes to all of this summer's newlyweds, may your first years be as hilarious, educational, and delightful as ours have been.