Weddings and the People you Encounter at Them

Mon Amour and I have had the pleasure of attending quite a few weddings.

We very much enjoy weddings.

The bride was gorgeous, and the groom could not have looked any happier.

My sister was in the bridal party, and of course looked fabulous!

Perhaps the most fascinating part of this particular wedding was running into a person from my past. About 4 years ago, my sister and I went on a whirlwind, insane 3 week trip to Europe. We had heard that it was a super fun idea to just pack your bags, and armed with a train-pass, just fly by the seat of your pants on an ad-libbed trip through Europe. We were in Europe for perhaps 2 hours before we concluded that this was insane.

So, we were hugely grateful that our friend (the groom in this wedding) had given us the name of his cousin who lived in Paris. The very first thing we did when we got to Paris was call him. It was probably the most random call he has ever received - "Hi, you don't know us, but we know your cousin, and we are in Paris, and are in need of rescuing"

That's essentially how it went. And he did rescue us. Found us a hotel, and gave us some traveling advice (in a nutshell - don't show up in a new city where you know nothing, no one, not even the language, without some semblance of a plan).

Well, he was at the wedding. And it was quite fun (though mildly embarrassing) to see him again.

Lots has changed since we saw him last.
He has a son, and I am expecting a daughter.
Little Sister has gotten much more savvy world travel....and I have not.


Weddings are always an excellent place to encounter random people from one's past.