The Wedding

We may be a little biased here, but I believe that we had the best wedding ever. Everything went smoothly and there were no major hiccups. On top of that we have the best friends and relatives who journeyed from all over to share in this event with us. All of you that attended help to make this special occasion of ours that much more special, so thank you.

The girls started off the wedding day early getting their hair and make-up done. Ben, one of my groomsmen and I went for a 4 mile run that morning along the waterfront in Tacoma. After the run my dad and I, along with Paige’s Dad and brother dropped the alcohol off at the Tacoma Art Museum. We picked up the Cadillac XTS, our get away car, and slowly started to make our way to PLU where the wedding was taking place.

The ladies continued to help Paige get ready while the men helped me get ready as well, this mostly included getting dressed and drinking some “beverages” that Ben had provided. After my black Brooks Brother suit with a white undershirt, black slim tie, purple socks, cufflinks, topped off with a Tiffany & Co. tie clip, provided by my best man and brother, was all on and ready to go I left with one of the photographers to take pictures and see Paige for the first time.

There are no words to describe how gorgeous Paige looked in her wedding dress. But it confirmed the fact that I am the luckiest man on earth and today was going to be the day that I married my best friend and life long love.

Lagerquist Concert Hall was the perfect place for our wedding, it has a lot of history for Paige and I and is an amazingly gorgeous facility. Unlike what I have heard from others, I remember everything about the wedding from entering for the first time in front of everyone, to watching all of Paige’s Bridesmaids enter, to Paige herself and her father handing her off, a special reading by my father, all of the vows, prayers and words. When we left we saw our get away car nicely painted with several fun gifts inside (poor Paige’s mom!).

The reception was held at the Tacoma Art Museum where guests met for a cocktail hour and had the ability to view the exhibits. We arrived, spent a lot of time talking with our wonderful guests, eating amazing food (maybe the best wedding food ever) and listened to heartfelt and at times comical toasts from the Best Man Kelly and Maid of Honor Maggie. Joe, Paige’s father, gave an incredible toast that had everyone laughing while simultaneously having everyone on the verge of tears. Our first dance was to “What a Wonderful World.” On one of our first dates Paige had mentioned that is what she wanted her first dance to be to and all of these years later I remembered and we made it happen. The father daughter dance was to “I Loved Her First” and “Moon River” was the Groom/Mother dance (one of my Grandpa Benedetti’s favorite songs). The night was capped off by some cake and a LOT of dancing. We had some amazing dancers out there that included but not limited to Kenny, The “girls,” The Book Club, and many other friends and family members. The dancing lasted until the end and many of you (all of the groomsmen, the parents and others) stayed to help clean up as Paige and I escaped. We thank you all for that and for such a wonderful wedding!