The Wedding!!

On the 28th of August, i experienced something really different, AN AMERICAN WEDDING!!!! American weddings are so different from Indian weddings. Well they're shorter, and a lot more fun! So this time, Nate was getting married to Maddie. they're good friends of Elle.
So, we dressed up, in a suit, complete with a tie and stuff. This is the first time i was wearing a tie. It was not as bad as i thought it was gonna be. I also kinda had to borrow Christan's dress shoes, cause i didn't have any of my own.. :P

So we left for the wedding. we went to this nice Church. It was huge. And everyone was all dressed up and stuff. We all chose a seat on the benches, in front of the altar. Then the ceremony started. There as a speech by a Priest and stuff. Then a few songs sung by people. And what happened next, i think everyone knows. The bride walked down the aisle, while the groom stood at the ending waiting for her. then they exchanged rings, and said I DO! It was just like from the movies. But it was just something else, looking at it live and up close. It was really as beautiful as they say it is. We went and congratulated the couple afterward.There was only one problem though, the Air conditioning was broken! :'( so we were all sweating like pigs. Wat makes it worse was it was an unusually hot day. But other than that it was all good!

Next we went to 'the holiday inn' (yeah they have one over here too!) for the reception. Luckily the air conditioning wasn't broken here! Well, anyway, This was kinda a different experience too. At the entrance to the room where we would b dining, there was a table with lots of cards on it. Each card had a name on it with a table number. You have to find your name, and sit on the table that it tell you to sit on. We don't see a lot of that in India!

So then I sat down on the table I was assigned to. Table number 5. I was with Elle and Jordan. When I sat down I saw 3 forks, 2 knives, and a spoon. But I wasn't surprised by this, oh no no no. I took a dining and edict class before coming to the US. So I knew exactly what to do. We had a three course meal, with salad, a main-course and dessert. It was good food!
So after that we just drove home. It was a new and very good experience overall! I'm lucky to have experienced this in only the first week in Minnesota. I wonder what other experiences I'm gonna have over here!?