chamber

:) ben and meg got married yesterday. it was quite apparent to me that what was said and done was a revelation of what was already true. they were already committed to each other, taking care of each other, and fully connected to each other. so yesterday was an opportunity to include everyone else in that experience. i dunno, it's similar to when you're trying to put your finger on something, or trying to remember something but can't quite recall and yet you feel like the words are on the tip of your tongue. that's what ben and meg's wedding was, it was the bursting forth of something you already knew to be true. those moments create explosions of jubilation. we were all just super happy for them. it was a great celebration.

b and i got picked up in a crazy awesome stretch limo. it had leather interior, a bar with mixed nuts, and a tv screen embedded inside a mirror. funnily enough, within seconds of me being inside the limo i was falling over lengthwise off the seats. i'm definitely not fancy enough for a limo :p brendan made this cheeky comment about expecting me to fall over AFTER the wedding, not before.

ben and brendan, along with ben's other brother thomas, got dropped off at meg's brother's hotel. then ben's sister pearl and i got dropped off at the frontenac club inn where meg and her sister-in-law christine were getting ready. the hotel room was amazing. we hung out there a long while, got ready, chatted about wedding stuff, put on fake tattoos of unicorns (we are all the hamilton sisterhood) in secret places. christine is super nice and was great to hangout with (she has a new baby only 7 weeks old), and pearl is a precocious 11 year old who was extremely charming. i had a great time with all the girls. meg looked FANTASTIC. she did her hair herself which was very impressive, there are a lot of girls out there who would've paid a lot of money for their hair to look like that. she wore her mom's wedding dress, but had it altered to include a lovely purple silk sash.

the ceremony was outdoors. the weather was great and there was a lovely view looking out over the lake. meg got chocked up coming down the aisle, which got me all teary too. brendan and i walked down the aisle together then parted ways to stand on either side with our specific group. it was neat having him stand across from me, and we'd take quick glances at each other at the really romantic or significant moments.

things went really smoothly. the mc's were great. the speeches were fantastic (brendan's was particularly amazing). the food was good (i had salmon, it was very dilly which i love). to make ben and meg kiss people were supposed to tell a joke. i think it was a coincidence, but brendan's was the last one told - that could be interpreted in various ways.

when the music started i was super close to convincing brendan to come up on the dance floor with me, but that was delayed because by then it was clear that ben was in the middle of a dance off with a baby. she was less than two years old, but super into the whole dance scene. the dance off lasted for an entire bruce springsteen song and went into the next one. it was too hilarious. when that was all over i did manage to get brendan to come up and dance with me. it was super fun. i'm excited that he agreed and feel this is a good sign for decades of dancing ahead of us.

nancy and gerry offered us a drive home at 11:30. they dropped us off at our mechanics so we could pick up the car (i dropped it off there on friday evening because something was rattling from our previous repair. thank goodness they fixed it for free), i wanted to drive it around a bit to listen to the ride quality. brendan felt like a snack so we got some drive-thru and took it down to lake ontario and sat eating and chatting in the car. it was a great end to great day.

come, baby come on the dance floor.