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Ms. Dahlia, Detroit/Cleveland Age and Occupation: 24, PhD Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, IT System Administrator Engagement Date: December 31, 2006 Wedding Date: May 2008 Blogging Since: September 19, 2007 Venue: United Methodist Cathedral & historic downtown hotel in Cleveland About Me: I enjoy cooking, dancing and swimming. I am a geek and apply game theory to my everyday life. Winter is my favorite time of year, especially when spent curled up with good coffee and a book by Madeleine L'Engle.
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Dance Dance Dance

August 25th, 2009 @ 9:26 am by Ms. Dahlia

There were two things that our photographer, Ken Blaze, said about our wedding that he had never seen before at a wedding.

1. The dance floor was immediately packed following my dance with my dad.

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Some dear family friends

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The best man and his then girlfriend, now fiancee - we’re going to their wedding in Calcutta in October!

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College friends

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Flower girl and ring bearer

2. We had the longest conga line—it extended way beyond the dance floor

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It was led by my piano playing youngest brother. He was so proud that he got is bow tie tied—specifically so he could look awesome at the reception when he undid it.

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During the band’s first break, we took a couple of group shots of friends. I’d highly recommend doing this.

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The “chicas”, from high school. Quite a bit different than our prom picture, I believe.

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The requisite college alumni picture… which still needs to be sent to the alumni magazine.

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The group shot I wish I’d gotten- of all of the friends/families from my church that I grew up with.

And then we boogied into the night.

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One of my good friends from college. At the winter formal in school, we would swing dance to at least 1 song, and did the same at his wedding.

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And there you have it—our wedding in a nutshell. My youngest brother danced with 19 women (his girlfriend was in South Africa), my other brother did shots of Zwack with my uncle, and friends kept saying how much fun our wedding was—which was our original goal. To throw one helluva party.

All photos courtesy (and copyright!) of the amazing Ken Blaze.

Recap
The Beginning
Getting Ready
First Glance
To The Chapel
I Do
Receiving Our Guests
A Little Time For Us
Let the Party Begin!
Sneak Peek
After Dinner

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Gilneas
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Gilneas (message)  1,393 posts, Bumble bee

Wow, 19 dance partners! That’s a lot of dancing!

 
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lavenderpug (message)  284 posts, Helper bee

wow, sounds like your guests (and you two, of course) know how to enjoy a party! everybody looks like they’re having so much fun!

 
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Miss D'orsay (message)  2,272 posts, Buzzing bee

oh yay! I’ve missed your recaps! What fun!

 
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JeniRae
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JeniRae (message)  1,127 posts, Bumble bee

omg- which one of you went to a certain beloved Scottish college in Ohio?! That’s where I went and I definitely know/recognize several people in your pics!! :D

 
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Ms. Dahlia (message)  413 posts, Helper bee

JeniRae, both of us our ‘05 alums, who met through working/friends working at Common Grounds.

 
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pvaulter718
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pvaulter718 (message)  2,116 posts, Buzzing bee

Wow - I really hope our dance floor is as packed as yours was! I can’t wait to dance with all of my friends. Thanks for the heads up about taking group photos when the band takes a break! Such a great idea!

 
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JeniRae (message)  1,127 posts, Bumble bee

I’m an ‘06-er… you may have took my order at Common Grounds back in the day! I sent our picture to the magazine… we’ll see if it’s in there in the fall! Nice to ‘meet’ you!

 
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Mrs. Quiche (message)  3,157 posts, Sugar bee

Love your recaps, Dahlia!

 
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Mrs. Perfume (message)  2,253 posts, Buzzing bee

I love how packed the dance floor was!!! How’d that happen? Was it your dj? Your dance skillz? Give us your secret!

 
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MexicanGirl
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MexicanGirl (message)  724 posts, Busy bee

it seems like everyone was having so much fun! and you look so happy on every picture :D

 
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Mrs. Peep Toe (message)  1,804 posts, Buzzing bee

What a seriously fun dance floor!!!! Awesome.

 
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tea (message)  7,263 posts, Bee Keeper

what a fantastic dance floor! i love weddings where the dance floor is packed!

 
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Mrs. Peony (message)  314 posts, Helper bee

You wedding looks like it was so much fun! It has to say something when your photographer sees “firsts,” right? ;-)

 
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kmattso2
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kmattso2 (message)  1,046 posts, Bumble bee

Looks like you succeeded with throwing one helluva party!! Everyone looks so happy, like they’re having such a great time. I’m curious too, do you suppose it was everyone’s personalities and they were ready for such a good time, or was it the DJ and music choice?? That’s definitely what we’re going for right there.

 
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ladybuglove
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ladybuglove (message)  740 posts, Busy bee

looks like so much fun! and, wow, 19 partners?? good to see happy people!

 
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nicrob007
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nicrob007 (message)  119 posts, Blushing bee

I love the picture of the guy (your bro, i guess?) and the almost completely horizontal girl :)

 
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Miss Moonbeam (message)  1,732 posts, Bumble bee

That looks like a ton of fun.

 
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Miss Scissors (message)  7,343 posts, Bee Keeper

That conga line looks so fun! Well played, awesome wedding guests. :) I love that they participated so well. One of my crazy fears is that nobody’s gonna dance!

 
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ScotIrishGirl
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ScotIrishGirl (message)  307 posts, Helper bee

Love the conga line! Looks like everyone had a blast!

 
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Miss Mouse (message)  5,844 posts, Bee Keeper

That’s so awesome that people had so much fun! Looks like one crazy party!

 
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Ms. Dahlia, Detroit/Cleveland Age and Occupation: 24, PhD Student Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, IT System Administrator Engagement Date: December 31, 2006 Wedding Date: May 2008 Blogging Since: September 19, 2007 Venue: United Methodist Cathedral & historic downtown hotel in Cleveland About Me: I enjoy cooking, dancing and swimming. I am a geek and apply game theory to my everyday life. Winter is my favorite time of year, especially when spent curled up with good coffee and a book by Madeleine L'Engle.

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