Weekend Recap: Dave & Megan's Wedding

The highlight of this weekend was the wedding of one of Adam's friends, Dave.
Fun fact- I actually met Dave before I met Adam as he was one of Sean's roommates in college. He and Megan were both there the first night Adam and I met back in 2006.

But back to the weekend recap-
Friday night I ran some errands after work before heading home. Adam grilled out steaks and asparagus, while I did some weeding of the garden and puppy ate grass.

Saturday morning we ventured to the St. Paul Farmer's Market. It was VERY crowded, but they had a lot of great stuff. We had a hard time deciding what to get, and finally settled on some cilantro, strawberries and small red potatoes. There were a lot of radishes, lettuce, green onions, garlic and onions to choose from as well as lots of plants. Part of the fun is just walking around and seeing everything. I so enjoy going to the Farmer's Market when we happen to be around. It seems like we're gone so often in the summer that we don't get there very much.

I dragged Adam to a few vintage shops, which he described as "painful" before returning home to get ready for the wedding. It was an outdoor wedding, and unfortunately Saturday was a very rainy day. There was some confusion as we had read on the website that in the case of rain the ceremony would be at the same location as the reception. It wasn't. I was worried we would be late to the ceremony and miss it, but it worked out fine. I felt so bad for Dave and Megan that they couldn't have the ceremony they had planned because of the weather. However, they made the most of it and it was still lovely. I especially enjoyed the string trio; it reminded me of the quartet at our wedding.

Waiting in the rain for the ceremony. Luckily we both had umbrellas with!

Megan and her father

They improvised and held the ceremony in a small shelter instead of the garden as planned.

After the ceremony, we made our way to the reception location which was the Blaisdell Manor in Minneapolis. The Blaisdell Manor is an old house that was converted into an event center (and added on to?). As such, it has a very cozy feel. The cocktail hour took place in small reception rooms on the first and second floors. We really enjoyed the wonderful apps during cocktail hour including bruschetta, a fruit and cheese platter, and walleye bites. Yum.

I was excited that Adam wore his new tie that I picked out for him all by myself!

Once it was dinner time, we were seated in the ball room. Our assigned table was with all of Adam's friends and their significant others. A reception is always so much more fun when you are seated by people you know!

Salad

Dinner

The dessert was also the centerpiece

After the meal, we watched a slideshow and listened to the speeches. Then it was time for Megan and Dave's first dance, followed by the father-daughter dance. The live band had good energy and seemed to specialize in Motown hits.

Adam with Dave, the groom

Adam is a dancing machine

Last song of the night

Our favorites songs were played at the very end of the reception - "You Shook Me All Night Long" by AC/DC, "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond, and of course they saved the best for last, "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey. We were so glad we stayed for the very end. It was a lovely wedding and a fun night.

I really wish I would have taken more photos, but I only had my point-and-shoot, not the Cannon, and just wasn't feeling it. Sadly, this is the only wedding we'll be going to this summer. Apparently if you don't invite people to your wedding they don't invite you to theirs?

Sunday was basically the ideal Sunday. We relaxed around the house, did some housework, laundry, and lounged with the pug. Just another great weekend in the Dang household!