Day 307

I had about 8 glasses of wine today. That's the same as 8 glasses of water, right?

All because two of the best people I know got married. The day was intimate and personal and colorful from beginning to end. And there were a few moments that I want to save here in my blog...since this is where I saved all of my other favorite experiences from this past year. 

Nick might have the best, warmest, cutest stories of anyone I've ever met. To the point where you almost don't believe them. From saving a one-eyed-cat from his sure demise and adopting him, to the story about how his family gives a special toast each Thanksgiving to honor the taxi driver who took his grandfather home with him for Thanksgiving dinner the day he arrived in America from Italy with nothing, not even the location of his relatives. 

After today, he has even more stories to add to the pile. Each member of the wedding party was given a bottle of wine he and his grandfather (who passed away) made 23 years ago for Nick's wedding.

Instead of having the best man and maid-of-honor give a speech, Nick decided to take a nod from an Irish wedding he had attended and he and Nicole gave a speech about their wedding party and explained the reasons why each person was chosen to stand next to them on this day. I don't think there was a dry eye there.

Lastly, his new wife rose a glass to him. And there wasn't just any old wine inside. It was a bottle he showed her on their first date, after he made her dinner, and told her then that they would drink it on their wedding day.