The Second Annual Gregg Wedding

It's been a long time since I've posted on the ol' blog, and what better memory to have on the ol' blog than my wedding day!  Technically, it wasn't our wedding but our vow renewal which was an opportunity for my wife and I to celebrate our marriage with friends and family.

We were blessed with good weather and most of the details seemed to have been taken care of (mostly by my dear wife) but the morning of I was stressed.  I can't say exactly why, but I felt it.  And so the morning of the ceremony I bombarded my wife with questions before she left for the hair stylist.  "Did you remember your garter?  Did you remember your corset?  Did you bring a snack?  Do you have your shoes?  Do you have your flowers?" 

My beautiful wife and her lovely bridesmaids, Soyeon, Natalie and Claudia.

She had not forgotten anything.  In fact her and the bridesmaids had their affairs very much in order that morning.  I as the groom, only had a few things to remember myself, most importantly my tux which I brought over to the Kim Chiaw residence, while Justin, Pat and his wife Mel watched me stress out for a while before the wedding.  We went to the church, had a snack.  Everything was going smoothly and the ceremony was in less than half an hour.  All I had to do was get dressed.  I opened up my garment bag and my jaw dropped.  "Guys, you won't believe this."

My groomsmen looked at me and reluctantly asked.  "What?"

"I forgot my pants!"

There was very little left to say after this.  Justin and I jumped into his car, Dukes of Hazard, style and made the trip from the church (in Westmount) back to my place (in Brossard).  Who knew Justin had mad driving skills?  He drove that white Hyundai Elantra (adorned with ribbons) like it was the Batmobile.  With my cousin Chad on the phone giving us a breakdown of what traffic was like in the city that day, and Justin attaining speeds one might not have considered reasonable for the vehicle, all my stress dissolved.  It was a kind of an epiphany.  If I could do something as stupid as forget my pants and the world didn't come to an end, perhaps the rest of the day would be okay.

The groomsmen had my back! Pat, Chad and Justin FTW!

Considering the traffic caused by an accident that morning, and pervasive roadwork throughout Montreal, the trip from church, to my house and back was made in miraculous time and the wedding began only 15 minutes late.  I don't consider myself an overly emotional person.  My feelings normally range from feelings of hunger, to feelings of tiredness.  But when I saw my wife coming down the aisle... well... I wasn't hungry.  Or even itchy.  It was something else.  I was in love and stunned by how beautiful she looked!  One of the most overwhelming feelings I've ever had.  And knowing that when she looked back down the aisle she would see a man, not just any man, but a man with a pair of pants made it that much sweeter.

"Does she know that I forgot my pants?"

And so the rest of the day was just beautiful.  We took photos downtown, the reception was a mixture of good food, good music, dancing and of course an impromptu lightsaber duel.

I'm reluctant to name names out of fear of leaving out some of the people who made it the amazing day that it was, but the support of friends and family was simply overwhelming. It goes without saying that the wedding party was awesome.  Thanks to wedding veterans Pat and Mel for helping us with so many of the details and taking the great pics I put in this blog post (while we wait for the photographer to touch up some more).  Thanks to Julie and Yeusung for managing decorations and seating at the restaurant!  Thanks Cris and Yeusung for reading.  Thanks B and Viv for the slideshow!  Thanks to my cousins Sean and Duane for showing everyone such a good time at the reception, best MC and DJ ever!  Thanks to Charlene for the beautiful song and the delicious cake!  Thanks to the photographers, Juan, Jessica and Ming! Thanks to Pastor Chris for the wonderful sermon!  Thanks to our parents for love and support!  God blessed my wife and I with good people in our life and an opportunity to celebrate with them. My prevailing feeling for the day was one of immense gratitude. So this is a big thank you to all who were a part of that day both physically present and present in spirit.  You don't know how much it was appreciated. 

The gang!!

Looking sassy with cigars!

Looking cool in downtown Montreal

The fam!!