NOW THERE’S THE REAL BROOKLYN BRIDE

20060506_01In the days after the wedding, Callalillie did some pretty awesome blogging. Here she reflects about the 20 minutes before her wedding when she watched from above as the wedding guests trickled in. Here I go again: voyeuristically gazing at strangers. But I feel like I know them from her blog. And they are such a cute couple.  MAZEL TOV CALLALILLIE AND LEXI.

It is pretty amazing to watch this. I had never thought about it
before, but it is. In those twenty minutes, I felt as though I was
watching a gently shaken snow globe of our life. In groups, pairs, and
one by one, pieces of our lives mingled and then took their seats and
from above it was like viewing each of our histories swirl softly about
like petals in the wind. Old friends and family members who had not
seen one another in years embraced. Those who did not know one another
shook hands and smiled. No matter who each guest was, they were there
for one reason– Alexis and me. From the room up above, this suddenly
clicked and my anxiety was gone, replaced by a different kind of
exhilaration– pride. On that day, at that hour, I was surer of our
marriage than anything else I had ever encountered in my life.