Caroline, my cousin, was married last October in upstate NY. K Keen and I made the trip to witness the nuptials. It was a lovely time of year to make it to New England as the leaves were in their prime changing state. We arrived mid-day Friday, just in time to settle in our hotel (after first asking to be shuttled to another one) and make it to the "Welcome Karaoke Party" hosted by a neighboring hotel bar. I was not aware Caroline and her future husband, J, were such Karaoke fans! The party was a blast. I think my poor Uncle picked up most of our drinks thanks to my cousin, Crews, buying multiple rounds of shots (mostly Jager Bombs per the request of my underage at the time Cousin, Jordon). Saturday we attended a bridesmaid luncheon and later an after party at a local brewery. For most of the guests it did not matter that she chose the weekend LSU played Florida to marry, however her father and brothers are die-hard Tiger fans. My Uncle has not lived in Louisiana since graduating from LSU but follows the team closely and I think makes a game or two each year. He has raised all of the kids to be fans as well. The brewery had reserved the entire upstairs for Caroline's post rehearsal dinner party, however all of the TVs were downstairs! All of the Keen clan stayed glued to the sets downstairs and made all of the locals pseudo Tigers for the night. Anyone remember the LSU/Florida game last year? Wow, what an exciting night! End result was a big win and the start of a big 2 part celebration once we re-joined the upstairs non-football interested crew. Sunday was the outdoor sunset wedding in an old estate garden. It was absolutely gorgeous and so was Caroline! There was a basket set up by the door as you exited the reception with CDs for their guests. I often listen to this CD on my long store visit days with lots of car time. I thought I would share the playlist...
1. Chicken Payback - The Bees
2. Rave On - Buddy Holly
3. A Higher Power - Jonathan Richman
4. A Place in the Sun - David Isaacs
5. That's how strong my Love is - Otis Redding
6. Keep Dancing - The Ronettes
7. Wait Til the Summer Comes Along - The Kinks
8. California Stars - Wilco
9. Southern Girls - Cheap Trick
10. Tell Me - The Rollings Stones
11. Red Tan - The Ravonettes
12. Danny's Song - Kenny Loggins
13. Tango Til They're Sore - Tom Waits
14. Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory - Guided by Voices
15. Descending - The Black Crowes
16. With a Girl like You - The Troggs
17. Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
18. Believe What You Say - Ricky Nelson
19. Queen Bitch - David Bowie
20. Incident on 57th Street - Bruce Springsteen
21. Forever in Blue Jeans - Neil Diamond
22. Disco 2000 - Pulp
23. Ignition (Remix) - R. Kelly
PS - Song 23 took me by surprise the first time I listened to the CD!
PSS - Photo is of Caroline and J in the photobooth at their wedding (sorry it is tiny, I ripped it from her blog).
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