Mr. & Mrs. Marable
(photo courtesy of K. Marable)
After barely having time to recover from Eric & Natalie’s wedding we forge ahead in celebrating the nuptials of T.J. & Karen Marable. T.J. is our son from another mother (& father), our first Fauquier friends, Tom & Cindy. He was the best man at Eric’s wedding and now Eric is returning the favor along with Don who is the officiant.
Don & Karen post ceremony
(Notice beers in hands)
While Eric’s wedding was a small, intimate affair of 50 people, T.J.’s wedding was a fiesta topping 230 guests held in the shadow of Massanutten Mountain (site of the proposal) at Cross Keys Barn.
Cross Keys Barn
The festivities started with the rehearsal dinner on Friday evening where I narrowly escaped with my life after a bizarre pinata accident. Yup, the wooden bat broke and the ensuing projectile hit me (out of a huge crowd) square in the face. Fortunately, it slammed into my glasses on a direct horizontal path and resulted (amazingly) in no damage whatsoever to my face or glasses!
Seconds before the bat breaks.
The kiddies in attendance swarmed in to collect the contents of the pinata only for us to later realize that some of the goodies were those little liquor filled chocolates. We proceeded to confiscate the contraband from the kids and averted a bunch of drunken kids (& a probable CPS report).
Don stealing candy from children.
Confiscated candy replaced with candy containing skewers (?) Note broken pinata bat with my faceprint.
Us
Best Man speech
Don & Tom
Cindy & T.J.
Although it was a tight fit in the barn, tables were called to the buffet individually which made for an orderly dinner and lots of good tequilla and music made for fluid movement between the dance floor and outdoor bars. Of course there were the obligatory intermittant sprinkles of rain that had permeated both weddings but didn’t dampen spirits. Shuttle transportation that was provided between the condos & hotels let everyone enjoy to the max. The next day we departed for home to retrieve our bags and head up to our hotel in Baltimore to facilitate our 6:30 a.m. boarding time for our flight to Puerto Rico.
Up at 4:30 a.m.
Next time: Old San Juan
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