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Despite the lack of a rehearsal, the wedding went off without a real hitch. It didn’t even rain! The groomsmen met early, dressed in our suits and drank shots of Jagermeister. Danny’s parents were very busy touching up last minute details and taking pictures. Mike and Barb were gracious enough to allow Duane and Tiffany to have the wedding at their house. The wedding started a half hour late, but most of the guests were late so it worked out well. The music for the wedding was, well, let’s just say unconventional. The priest gave a very nice speech about marriage and then they said their “I dos”. Duane’s son Alex didn’t quite know what to do during the wedding, but he was very well behaved.

The reception was definitely the most fun I’ve had at a wedding, probably because it was with all my friends. The dinner was fun. They had roasted a pig and everyone else had brought food. There were too many toasts at the dinner, but some were nice. I think the best thing said was telling Duane that his father would have been proud of him. After dinner there was dancing and fun. I caught the garter since I was getting married next anyway.

There was all kinds of dancing, lots of country, lots of pop. Everyone got to dance with the bride and groom. I danced with both myself. At one point during the evening we all wanted more Jaeger, so Danny’s mom drove into town to try to get some. Of course, it was too late, so we ended up with wine coolers.

Toward the end of the night the party moved to Roy’s house, but by that time Danny was too drunk, Duane wanted to go enjoy his wedding night, and Kim and I were tired, so we went home. I’m glad that Duane could decide to finally marry and love the woman with whom he’s raised their child all these years. I admire their ability to deal with unexpected hardships and less than fortunate circumstances and still build a relationship and raise a wonderful child. I wish them both all the happiness possible together in the years to come.