It's good to be a guest for once!

My husband's friend's got married this past weekend in the Gaithersburg/Germantown area. It's a nice change of pace to be a guest at a wedding instead of working. I try very hard to turn off my wedding planner brain and I'll have you know that I did behave myself :)

A Catholic ceremony was held at St. Rose of Lima. It's a quaint little church. I had been there before for another friend's wedding. The reception was then held at the Black Rock Center for the Arts in Germantown. What a fun place! Something different and the rates seem pretty reasonable. While we had cocktails in the art gallery, there was a band playing outside as there usually are on a Saturday night opened to the public. So the bride and groom joined in for a little dancing. Dinner and dancing was held inside the dance theatre. The food was provided by The Knife and Fork Caterers who did an excellent job (I noticed on a trip to the bathroom that the catering staff only had a narrow hallway to work in.) The dinner buffet incorporated the groom's Italian heritage with the inclusion of pasta along side a fajita bar. DJ Lance from Washington Talent Agency provided the sounds and kept the guests grooving!

The family photo collage

Cocktail hour in the art gallery

The wish bowl "guestbook" along with a note about a gift donation to the Susan G. Komen Foundation in lieu of favors.

The dance theatre where the dinner and dancing took place.