Julie and Brian’s wedding
So the whole reason we went to New Orleans was for Julie and Brian’s wedding… which almost didn’t happen after Katrina, but ended up coming together beautifully! It was a whole weekend of fun that Riley seemed to actually enjoy. Friday night was the rehersal dinner, which she mostly slept through, until of course the room got quiet for toasts… so I hung out in the back bouncing Riley along with the mother of the other baby. Saturday we went to Brian’s family’s restaurant, O’Henry’s, where Riley got passed around the table and Becca learned that carrying a baby back to the hotel in your arms is hard work.
The big event was Saturday evening. Riley wore her fancy pink dress! (which Julie says went perfectly with the color theme for her wedding, thank god). She actually seemed to like all the layers, and kept the top layer in her hands/mouth at all times. The wedding was outdoors so we stood in the back with Riley, who mostly kept it together until the very end when she let out a yelp… thankfully everyone seems to think it was a bird making funny noises so Riley was off the hook!
She was in a pretty good mood and got passed around the table some more, but mostly slept despite the loud music. We learned that southern women like to be meddlesome and give out unsolicited advice (like the woman on the plane who sternly told me to put peacefully sleeping Riley in her car seat even though the FAA says she’s perfectly safe on my lap at this age). Turns out Riley’s got good people-sense though and promptly started crying when a particularly annoying woman at the wedding tried to pick her up, mid-advice giving. Go Riley, we’re so proud.
The wedding festivities ended with brunch the next morning at the Rosenblat’s amazing house. My favorite part was when Riley gave Julie a big smile, to which Julie replied, “She social smiled at me, how developmentally appropriate of her!” It’s good to have med student friends.
More wedding pictures (including some from Becca, Ellen and Mary-Beth) here and here.