I just witnessed the most unusual wedding. I'm pretty sure that I've only been to weddings outdoors and in churches, but this one in a hotel is the first. Jeff and I checked into the Peabody hotel this afternoon in Little Rock for a SASHTO convention. By the way, the Peabody is famous for its mallard ducks, inside! (That is another blogpost). We registered for the conference and then went to the hospitality suite to get water, drinks, a snack and I got some hot tea. While in there, one of the AK DOT workers said we could stay for the wedding. THE WHAT? It turns out that 2 delegates from MS decided to get married away from home while they were here for the conference. They were looking for a JP to marry them today and couldn't seem to find one, so they asked the AK DOT people who are coordinating this conference for help. One got his local minister to come, another one sang a song she pulled off the web, another got the chef here to make cake, have champagne, the official photographer for the conference took pictures. I don't think I would have believed it if I had not seen it for myself. The DOT even hooked up a speaker and played the wedding march. I was glad to hear the minister say "til death do us part" and not "for as long as love shall last"; he was a Baptist minister after all. The bride, (you will not believe me) wore a black dress! Anyway, flowers, throwing bouquets and all, it went on ontop of an indoor balcony overlooking the luxiourious lobby. This one takes the cake.
Time now to go back to the room; I need a camera for the infamous duck march/parade that happens daily at 11 am and 5 pm. Cannot miss this one. What a unique hotel. http://www.peabodylittlerock.com/peabody_ducks/