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May 30, 2009

Dave and Marina's Wedding

As soon as Fatty, er, Dave (hey, it's his wedding entry!) started dating Marina, we all knew she was THE ONE! We got the wedding invite and saw that the wedding was going to be held upstate in Andy and Pepper's backyard. A whole gang of us in New York decided to rent a van together and turn the wedding into a mini-vacation celebration!

Saturday, May 30th

me, meredith
On Saturday morning, Mer and I hopped in a cab and headed crosstown to meet up with...
sunglasses ˆ taxi ˆ us ˆ me ˆ meredith
ellen s, katie, meredith, siege
...Ellen, Katie, Siege...
stairs ˆ sunglasses ˆ ellen s ˆ katie ˆ meredith ˆ siege
meredith, scott ward, siege
...and Scott and Amanda! We'd all decided to...
walking ˆ meredith ˆ scott ward ˆ siege
amanda, ellen s, katie, me, meredith, scott ward, siege
...rent a van and drive up to the wedding together! Roadtrip!
driving ˆ rental car ˆ sunglasses ˆ van ˆ amanda ˆ ellen s ˆ katie ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ scott ward ˆ siege
Perfect road trip weather.
bridge ˆ clouds ˆ driving
George Washington Bridge.
bridge ˆ clouds ˆ driving
A little over an hour later, we'd reached our Upstate New York hotel destination. I parked the family van...
rental car ˆ van
amanda
...and we checked in. Amanda and the Ramawwwda.
hotel ˆ parking lot ˆ amanda
We dropped our bags off in our room and then made a bee line for...
backpack ˆ hotel ˆ phone ˆ tv
...the pool in the courtyard! Awww, yeah.
hotel ˆ pool
ellen s, katie, meredith, siege
The drive up was quicker than we expected leaving us with some time to catch a little sun and swim before the wedding.
hotel ˆ pool ˆ ellen s ˆ katie ˆ meredith ˆ siege
ellen s, siege
Ellen and Siege bikini shoot.
pool ˆ ellen s ˆ siege
siege
It swims!
pool ˆ siege
siege
I love this guy.
sunglasses ˆ towel ˆ siege
meredith
Around 3pm, we headed back to our rooms to get dressed. Meredith put on her amazing polka-dot party dress. <3
dressed up ˆ sunglasses ˆ meredith
ellen s, katie, meredith
Pretty lobby ladies.
hotel ˆ mirror ˆ ellen s ˆ katie ˆ meredith
scott ward, siege
Handsome gents.
hotel ˆ sunglasses ˆ thumbs up ˆ scott ward ˆ siege
katie, me, meredith, siege
We loaded up the family party van...
camera ˆ mirror ˆ rental car ˆ van ˆ katie ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ siege
...and headed for Andy and Pepper's house.
car ˆ clouds ˆ house
amanda, katie, me, meredith, scott ward, siege
All dressed up!
driving ˆ rental car ˆ sunglasses ˆ van ˆ amanda ˆ katie ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ scott ward ˆ siege
meredith
Perfect getting married weather.
house ˆ street ˆ meredith
This is a good sign.
sign ˆ turtle
andy f, fatty
We arrived to find the groom and best man surveying the beautiful tent that they'd set up in the back yard.
tent ˆ wedding ˆ andy f ˆ fatty
uncle ira
Dave's Uncle Ira, posing here with Dave's mom, got certified to be the officiant at the ceremony. So awesome!
best ˆ wave ˆ wedding ˆ uncle ira
frank
Frank played the wedding party in.
piano ˆ frank
fatty
Dave and his mother.
wedding ˆ fatty
fatty
Enter the tent of MATRIMONY! (You're supposed to say that last word in a hushed whisper like a magician).
wedding ˆ fatty
marina
Marina and her parents.
wedding ˆ marina
fatty, marina, uncle ira
Uncle Ira performing the ceremony!
wedding ˆ fatty ˆ marina ˆ uncle ira
fatty, marina
They do!
wedding ˆ fatty ˆ marina
fatty, marina, uncle ira
Mazel tov! (I love this photo)
best ˆ kiss ˆ wedding ˆ fatty ˆ marina ˆ uncle ira
fatty, marina
This one too.
best ˆ wedding ˆ fatty ˆ marina
amanda, katie, siege
Shooting, kissing and crying! A great wedding wedding elicits a wide array of responses.
amanda ˆ katie ˆ siege
fatty, marina
The happy couple. Congrats, Dave and Marina. I love you guys!
best ˆ wedding ˆ fatty ˆ marina
amanda, scott ward
Amanda and Scott (who looks a like Daniel Tosh in this pic).
blink ˆ amanda ˆ scott ward
Drums was feeling a little tired so he decided to sneak under a blanket for a quick power nap.
blanket ˆ drums
ellen s, siege
This wedding had pretty decent photo coverage. In addition to me, Siege and Ellen...
ellen s ˆ siege
...Bill Wadman was doing all the official wedding pics! (I love his portraits).
grass ˆ wedding
bill w, fatty, marina
Check out Dave shielding his bride's eyes from the sun for the photos. Awwww.
camera ˆ bill w ˆ fatty ˆ marina
I found my table assignment...
table
ellen s, katie, siege
...got stuck with all these jokers. ;)
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ellen s, siege
Siege and Ellen.
camera ˆ ellen s ˆ siege
ellen s
Looks like Ol' Corkmouth's up to her tricks again!
ellen s
colin, fatty, frank
Fatty looking for his table. Hahaha.
colin ˆ fatty ˆ frank
andy f
Andy gave a heartfelt best man speech. Nicely done!
andy f
andy f
Check out the height of the tent poles!
tent ˆ wedding ˆ andy f
They had an awesome summer BBQ buffet. Soooo good.
bbq ˆ food
fatty, john craven, lori
Dave with John and Lori.
fatty ˆ john craven ˆ lori
jaden, meredith
Meredith helped Jaden look for caterpillars in the grass.
jaden ˆ meredith
jaden
Found one!
caterpillar ˆ jaden
jaden
Jaden wanted to make sure I got a photo that captured the fuzziness of the caterpillar.
caterpillar ˆ jaden
fatty
Dave showing off the ring!
ring ˆ wedding ˆ fatty
And his awesome custom-made suit.
label
pepper
Pepper and her friends showing off the wedding cupcakes!
cupcakes ˆ pepper
ellen s, fatty, marina
Ellen taking a wedding portrait.
best ˆ camera ˆ wedding ˆ ellen s ˆ fatty ˆ marina
ellen s, fatty, marina, me
Everyone lean in!
ellen s ˆ fatty ˆ marina ˆ me
ellen s
Ellen in surburbia.
clouds ˆ ellen s
frank, john craven, liz, lori
Lori, John, Frank and Liz.
frank ˆ john craven ˆ liz ˆ lori
fatty, siege
The kid's had a playground reception annex.
camera ˆ wedding ˆ fatty ˆ siege
DESSERT TIME!
wedding
Cupcakes and cookies!
cookie ˆ cupcakes
Check out the amazing homemade cookies! They're little Russian grandma cookies!
cookie
marina, meredith
With the sun starting to set in the background, they announced the bride and groom would be cutting...
wedding ˆ marina ˆ meredith
fatty, marina
...the wedding cupcake!
best ˆ cake ˆ cupcake ˆ wedding ˆ fatty ˆ marina
fatty, marina
Hahaha. So great.
best ˆ cake ˆ cupcake ˆ wedding ˆ fatty ˆ marina
fatty, marina
Everyone has a unique strategy to ensure your brand new spouse doesn't smash cake into your face. Marina went with the rock-solid "hand poised to intervene" defense...
best ˆ cake ˆ cupcake ˆ wedding ˆ fatty ˆ marina
fatty, marina
...whereas Dave employed the OPEN AS WIDE AS YOU CAN technique. Haha.
best ˆ cake ˆ cupcake ˆ wedding ˆ fatty ˆ marina
fatty, marina
Ta-da!
clap ˆ wedding ˆ fatty ˆ marina
amanda, lori, meredith, pepper
Pepper, Meredith, Lori and Amanda.
sunset ˆ amanda ˆ lori ˆ meredith ˆ pepper
amanda, jaden, lori, meredith, pepper
Jaden hopping in!
sunset ˆ amanda ˆ jaden ˆ lori ˆ meredith ˆ pepper
bill w, fatty, frank, kip, seth
Everyone backed Dave up while he played guitar and serenaded Marina.
band ˆ bill w ˆ fatty ˆ frank ˆ kip ˆ seth
marina
It was pretty sweet.
laugh ˆ wedding ˆ marina
fatty, seth
Then he switched his guitar for a bass and Seth took over on vocals. These guys all play in a wedding band together and Dave thought it would be fun to play HIS OWN WEDDING! YES!
band ˆ fatty ˆ seth
marina
I loved that Marina loved Dave playing in his OWN wedding band. ;)
wedding ˆ marina
The band knows how to get a crowd dancing.
dance ˆ wedding
john craven, lori
Lori and John.
john craven ˆ lori
amanda, ellen s, katie, scott ward
Katie, Ellen, Amanda and Scott.
amanda ˆ ellen s ˆ katie ˆ scott ward
andy f, jaden, marina, siege
Special dance-floor delivery!
andy f ˆ jaden ˆ marina ˆ siege
andy f, jaden
Andy and Jaden.
andy f ˆ jaden
When the sun set...
house ˆ sunset
...the tent looked even prettier from a distance.
tent ˆ wedding
fatty, marina
Dave took Marina out onto the dance floor. At first glance it looked like they were doing some kind of crazy-synchronized rehearsed dance routine...
dance ˆ wedding ˆ fatty ˆ marina
...but closer inspection revealed that Marina was just standing on Dave's feet. Haha.
dance ˆ feet ˆ wedding
fatty, marina
NOW COMES THE DIP.
dance ˆ fatty ˆ marina
fatty, marina
Yay.
dance ˆ wedding ˆ fatty ˆ marina
meredith
NEEDZ MOAR BOOZ!
meredith
fatty
His dance mission completed, Dave returned to the stage.
bass ˆ fatty
andy f, marina, pepper
Pepper and Andy brought Jaden back out for some more dancing.
andy f ˆ marina ˆ pepper
andy f, jaden, pepper
Awesome.
dance ˆ andy f ˆ jaden ˆ pepper
jaden, pepper
Butt bump!
jaden ˆ pepper
me, meredith
Me and Mer.
us ˆ me ˆ meredith
Swing yer pardner.
jaden, uncle ira
Busting moves with Uncle Ira.
dance ˆ jaden ˆ uncle ira
jaden, uncle ira
Funky chicken or The Mick?
dance ˆ jaden ˆ uncle ira
andy f, jaden
Jaden's moves...
andy f ˆ jaden
...drew a crowd.
wedding
All he needs is a red jacket with some zippers.
fatty
It wouldn't be a wedding if there wasn't at least one photo of Fatty making his FATTY PHOTO FACE!
fatty face ˆ fatty
colin, fatty, seth
Back to the band again!
band ˆ bass ˆ colin ˆ fatty ˆ seth
frank
Frank on vocals.
drums ˆ frank
fatty, seth
Hahaha.
best ˆ metal ˆ wedding ˆ fatty ˆ seth
Marina stood right in front of the band so that they could dance together. Aw.
crowd ˆ tent ˆ wedding
Candles and lemons.
candles ˆ table
amanda, meredith, scott ward
Meredith showing off the sunburn tan-line from our time at the pool.
sunburn ˆ amanda ˆ meredith ˆ scott ward
Andy's awesome suburban rock garage!
drums ˆ garage ˆ garbage
meredith
A little before 11, the party started winding down.
tent ˆ meredith
meredith
Meredith snacking on some watermelon.
best ˆ pretty ˆ watermelon ˆ meredith
colin, heather, marina
Heather and Colin saying their farewell to the bride.
colin ˆ heather ˆ marina
fatty, marina
Mr. and Mrs. Fateman! Congrats, you guys.
best ˆ wedding ˆ fatty ˆ marina
We got back to the hotel a little before midnight.
hotel
ellen s, siege
Ellen and Siege were in the midst of changing back into "normal clothes" when a wrassling match broke out.
fight ˆ hotel ˆ wrestle ˆ ellen s ˆ siege
ellen s, siege
Bed dive.
dive ˆ fight ˆ hotel ˆ wrestle ˆ ellen s ˆ siege
ellen s, siege
Bounced off!
fight ˆ hotel ˆ wrestle ˆ ellen s ˆ siege
katie, siege
A little before one, we decided to head out...
hotel ˆ katie ˆ siege
...to the Denny's located in hotel's parking lot!
diner
Sure.
menu
TBS (and Hoobastank!) created menu items for Denny's All Nighter menu.
menu ˆ taking back sunday ˆ wtf
I went for something light and sensible and ordered eggs, cheese and hashbrowns on a biscuit with a side of spicy fries.
food ˆ french fries
Fried pancake balls with dunking syrup. OMG.
food ˆ pancakes
amanda, scott ward
Late night milkshake!
milkshake ˆ amanda ˆ scott ward

Sunday, May 31st

Sunday was another picture-perfect day. Check that beautiful upstate vista!
best ˆ clouds ˆ hotel
amanda, meredith
Meredith and Amanda luxuriated outside...
hotel ˆ amanda ˆ meredith
...the very exclusive Cafe Internationale!
hotel ˆ sign
ellen s, katie, siege
We got our van all packed up and decided to catch a couple morning rays before heading over to Denny's (yep, Denny's again less than 8 hours later) for the post-wedding brunch.
sunglasses ˆ ellen s ˆ katie ˆ siege
amanda, scott ward
Amanda and Scott.
pool ˆ amanda ˆ scott ward
meredith
Meredith.
meredith
amanda, deborah, meredith, scott ward, seth
At 1pm we left the pool and headed back over to Denny's!
diner ˆ amanda ˆ deborah ˆ meredith ˆ scott ward ˆ seth
amanda, deborah, seth
Seth, Deborah and Amanda.
menu ˆ amanda ˆ deborah ˆ seth
asher, pepper
Pepper showed up with Asher who was rocking a Metallica shirt. Haha.
asher ˆ pepper
fatty, jaden
Dave and Jaden.
fatty ˆ jaden
meredith, siege
Siege and Meredith coddle their food babies.
food baby ˆ meredith ˆ siege
fatty, me, meredith
Saying goodbye to the groom!
fatty ˆ me ˆ meredith
fatty
Congrats again, you two! Thanks so much for inviting us. We had an awesome time!
fatty
Driving downtown.
buildings ˆ driving ˆ nyc
amanda, katie, meredith, siege
Returning the van.
driving ˆ rental car ˆ sunglasses ˆ van ˆ amanda ˆ katie ˆ meredith ˆ siege

4 comments

  • leonard lennysmay 3, 2011

    Fatty feat. Feist - When I was a young girl — I always thought he reminded me of somone I know and like: Chilly Gonzales ;-)

    http://www.youtube.com/watc...

  • mikemay 5, 2011

    Cool Bananas!!!

  • yokoohnoesjune 1, 2011

    Where the hell is Grant? Is it true his bride is Yoko and broke the band up?

    • brian battjerjune 3, 2011

      Grant moved to Canada.  His awesome wife is the opposite of Yoko.   I don't remember why he couldn't come to the wedding but I think he was traveling.  (Maybe in the UK dealing with visa stuff?  I don't remember.)