weddings
I went to my 7th wedding of the year on Saturday.
Dates: May 25, June 14, July 5, August 2, August 10, August 31, November 29
Relations: high school friend, college friend (tEp), high school friend, college friend (tEp), college friend (tEp), cousin, college friend
Flights taken (total round trips) for weddings: 16 (5)
States and districts visited for weddings: 8 (PA, DE, CA, MA, MD, DC, VA, NY)
Number of weddings that were in San Francisco: 1
Number of weddings not in San Francisco where I met a singer of a San Francisco band: 1
Number of weddings with photobooths or faux-photobooths: 2
Number of weddings with the ceremonies in a church: 0
Number of weddings with significant religious components: 2 (Christian, Hindu)
Number of weddings with the weddings and reception at the same place: 4
Shortest ceremony: 15 or 20 minutes
Longest ceremony: 50ish minutes
Number of hilarious grandparents loudly asking questions during the ceremony (“How old is she?” “Where’s Danny?”): 1
Number of rented cars: 1
Number of nights in hotel rooms: 5
Percentage of Bischoffs I saw: ~82%
Percentage of friends I saw: I dunno. Lots.
Number of weddings during which I “danced”: 4
Number of weddings in which I wore a tux: 2
Number of weddings in which I wore a suit: 4
Number of weddings in tuxes at which I “danced”: 2
Number of weddings in suits at which I “danced”: 2
Number of speeches I made: 2
Best wedding music: dhol drum to accompany the groom’s procession (Indian wedding)
Holidays weekends (as determined by my company) during the time frame of the wedding dates: 4 (Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving)
Holiday weekends that had weddings on them: 4
Projected date of next wedding I’ll attend: May 23, 2009
Some weddings get rough