Weddings! I love to attend them...usually! The joy of the wedding couple, the fun I have dancing, and the time I get to spend hanging out with people I cherish make it it a fun event! I will admit though that there is one ritual that gives me a slightly awkward feeling...The moment when they call out all of the single ladies (usually all 20 somethings or younger...and then there is little ole me who is happy being 35 and single) to throw the bouquet. It is like those games we played when we were younger, you know, where you chose the one thing that doesn't belong...me! To be honest, I have really thought about doing something different when I get married. I am thinking that I might make all of the married ladies come out onto the dance floor, so I can throw a baby rattle to see who will be the next to have a baby! Lol!
Oh wait! That is me getting off subject again...Anyways, I have to say that it is a good thing that I love weddings because I have 3 on my calendar this fall! Over the last year and half, weddings have become a little harder to maneuver for me. First of all, most of them are at dinner time and last for at least 4 hours or more. Secondly, sometimes you have no idea what will be on the dinner menu, so it is difficult to plan ahead. However, the worst part is that generally you are at a public place with a lot of people you know. This means that if you are starving and you take a chance and accidentally eat gluten, then there are a lot of people who are likely to witness you experiencing an embarrassing moment that will including gas, a trip to the bathroom, or BOTH! Not a great way to keep friends!!!
With all of this being said, I recently attended my cousin's wedding in Charlotte and I am extremely grateful for the time and effort my aunt and cousin put into making the wedding weekend relaxing and embarrassment free! First of all, as I was leaving for the rehearsal dinner, a basket of snacks arrived at my hotel room...full of gluten free treats!!! Panic attack due to lack of gluten free foods avoided! A few minutes after I arrived at the restaurant for the rehearsal dinner, I quickly became touched and surprised! My aunt and uncle were late to the rehearsal dinner because they left the rehearsal and went to another restaurant to get me and my dad gluten free hamburgers so that we could eat a safe meal that was like everyone else's!!! No words can ever express what that meant to me! Then the next day at the wedding, my aunt and cousin made sure that my dad and I had a gluten free meal. The best part was the box of goodies that arrived on our table after the meal! Even though there were gluten free cupcakes on the dessert bar, my dad and I were given a sampling of the gluten free desserts (with the BEST gluten free chocolate chip cookie I have ever tasted) in a box so that cross contamination would not occur! Yet again I could not believe it! My aunt and cousin were celebrating one of the most important weekends of their lives...but were still thinking of me and my father and trying to make us feel comfortable and safe! When you have Celiac Disease you begin to appreciate when people educate themselves and go out of their way to accommodate you...especially when you don't ask them to do it!!! So on a final note...Thank you Myranda and Jill! You will never understand how appreciative I am for that delicious, worry-free wedding weekend!
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