hi all. courtney and i got hitched on saturday, 10/20. it was beautiful, a small and perfect gem of a ceremony (officiated by ourselves and including a part where *I* told *HIM* "you may now kiss the bride!"). we had 40 people -- our friends and families -- and it was a real trip, i mean a real wonderful emotional burst of joy, to get all signed up officially with this person who has changed my life.
and now for the JC! my two best friends, pro and semi-pro singers, sang "at last" a cappella and in harmony... and at the restaurant, where i had put "court and spark" in the CD changer (courtney got to choose one phish CD... his love), it turned out that the dance that we did with our parents was "free man in paris"! weird, but weirdly perfect. courtney and i did our "first dance" (well, SOME of these traditions i love, esp. the ones about music) to "bye and bye" off the new dylan album. all in all, a magical night -- one that filled this new yorker's heart with hope and love despite the concurrent acknowledgment that mourning and sadness don't go away... OK, so thanks for reading this (for those who care!) -- now i'm off to have some coffee with my HUSBAND (whoa). we're heading to a beautiful little wooden inn in the adirondacks next weekend where we will hike, sleep, and get out of NYC! love, emily tedrowe, reporting live from her second full day of marital bliss in brooklyn
