Perfect Wedding Guests

My sweet cousin got married this past weekend in Dallas. The entire Davis clan (minus Allison) was there to participate in the wedding festivities. It was a beautiful and perfect weekend for Davis and Leanne, and we were all so thankful to be a part of it. To show our appreciation, we took our role as Wedding Guest and Family of the Groom very seriously. Just like in any civilized society, there are certain rules one must follow to achieve such role.

1. Keep it classy. Gdad (aka Muffin) was the essence of classy this weekend. On Sat morning, a group of us stroll down (half awake) to the hotel restaurant for some breakfast. We are in jorts, t-shirts, flip flops… the usual Saturday morning attire. We walk in to find Gdad eating breakfast… IN A SUIT. When asked why he was so dressed up at 9AM on a Saturday morning, he replies with “Well, this is all I brought for the weekend.” Yes, true story. We see him at lunch- in a suit. Hanging out in the lobby mid afternoon- in a suit. Brunch Sunday morning before everyone leaves- in a suit. The man wore 1 suit Friday through Sunday. Clearly the essence of class.

2. Recover from embarrassing moment gracefully. My mom had the textbook definition of an embarrassing moment. She loves to dance. She usually dances alone while my dad sits quietly watching (and most likely judging her and wondering how he ended up with her.) I like to describe her as a “jumpy” dancer who bobs up and down (usually while clapping.) Will 3 was dancing with her… spinning her all over the place. One minute, everything is great, the next, she somehow loses control of her body, does a 720 spin out of control and falls onto the ground (almost sliding under a table). My dad (being the gentleman that he is) gets up to check on her. I see this happen- gasp, laugh and then start going over there to check on her as well. Before we can get there, Will 3 grabs her with 1 arm, pulls her up, and she keeps right on dancing/jumping/ bobbing out of control. Way to go mom. You recovered with nothing but grace….ish.

3. Take over the dance floor. I think this needs little explanation. I’m a bit surprised there was room for anyone else after the 17 of us got on the dance floor. There were moves you wouldn’t ever dare to do in public. I found out my family has little to no shame when it comes to dancing. At 1 point, my crazy Uncle Will was screaming the lyrics and jumping up and down, my mom was singing into her hand (which of course had transformed into a mic), my sister and cousins were doing all sorts of awkward yet awesome dance moves and everyone else had kind of backed away so they could watch the Davis family cut loose. Case and Point- we took over the dance floor.

4. Capture the evening. Taking pictures is key to any good event…you want to remember the memories you are making. We have a plethora of pictures to choose from. We have nice pictures before our hair got all messed up from the dancing, photo booth pictures out the wazoo, action pictures, model pictures, solo shots… you name it- we have it. I’m fairly certain that the majority of the pictures and wedding video will be of my hyperactive family. Sorry Davis and Leanne.

As you can see, we are a blast to have at any wedding. We take our responsibility seriously. Please feel free to invite us to your next event… we won’t let you down. OH, PS, we are plus 16... not 1...