We chose Hotel Madison for our reception and dinner. It is part of the James Madison University campus, is only a few years old, and very nice. In fact, I'd say it's pretty "uptown!"
(Note: I went to JMU for my undergraduate degree in Education.)
We decided to keep our dinner at about 30 people, which proved to be a bit challenging. We have so MANY other friends and relatives but just couldn't ask everyone..... hmmnnn, we might have needed the whole hotel for all of them!
Just for fun, we made masks for everyone that said,
"Gary loves Mary, 9/19/2020"
People were kind enough to humor us and wear them for the photo above.
I will say we were all aware of the social distancing. For someone to get Covid-19 would be the last thing we would have wanted. We pretty much wore our masks during the social time but took them off to eat.
I will say we were all aware of the social distancing. For someone to get Covid-19 would be the last thing we would have wanted. We pretty much wore our masks during the social time but took them off to eat.
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Social distancing was easy to achieve since we had the place pretty much to ourselves.
The crab cakes, stuffed mushrooms and beef wellington were delicious.
The Receiving Line
Becky, Bill, Phil, and Maribeth May
Long-time family friends, Brian and Natalie Bass with Krista Suter.
Isn't it cool how well Krista's mask matches her dress?
Bonnie Weaver (wife of Winston, Gary's best man)
Lois and Kenny Horne with my brother, Phil May.
Lois and I have been friends since first grade. We were college roommates at JMU and have kept in touch all these years. Our younger sisters were the same age so we had some fun sleep-overs with the four of us.
Lois and I have been friends since first grade. We were college roommates at JMU and have kept in touch all these years. Our younger sisters were the same age so we had some fun sleep-overs with the four of us.
Gary has been "My Hero" for four years.
Now it's nice to be able to say "My Husband is My Hero."
Now it's nice to be able to say "My Husband is My Hero."
It was a privilege to be able to celebrate at this lovely venue and the hotel staff seemed pleased to get the business. We didn't see anyone else there.
p.s. Yes, I did have to look up how to spell "Hors d'oeuvres."
Stick around for a report about our Wedding Dinner post.
Stick around for a report about our Wedding Dinner post.
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