It's a nice day for a white (trash) wedding

There is no possible way for me to write this post without sounding like a horrible person. But you all know I'm not nice.

My neighbors are very nice people. They were super supportive when my mom was sick. They and their huge dog keep an eye on our house. They were helpful when our cat went missing. We exchange baked goods on Christmas etc. They are good neighbors. That being said, they're not very classy.

The Grandma lived in the house with her husband and sister since before my parents got the house 26-27 yrs ago. Eventually the sister and the husband died off, and her son and his wife and their daughter, the bride, moved back from Arizona to live with her and stayed. The bride is a few yrs older than me. She moved out after highschool like a normal person, and came back a few yrs later. A number of months ago her boyfriend also started living in the house. That's 5 people in a 2 bedroom house, plus a cat and a dog the size of a horse.

So last month the bride got engaged, and the wedding was yesterday, Valentine's Day. My parents went to the wedding, at a park in San Pedro. They said the ceremony started about 50 mins late. When I got home, I popped my head over to the reception. The bride was wearing a nice dress, the Groom and best man were in nice white suits. Our neighbors had dressed for the occasion. The Groom's side of the wedding, however, were barely dressed to go the grocery store. Someone was actually wearing jeans, but I guess that's preferable to warm up pants. Oh my gosh, I would have cried, and then I would have put a hit out on my mother-in-law. The reception was almost adequate. About 40-50 people, a honey baked ham, a turkey, mashed potatos etc. Also, an entire crock pot full of pork and beans from the can, at a wedding! I can safely say, even if I never have a wedding, it will be better than that one. I think a Vegas wedding might have been preferable, at least it would be a little exotic.

They story is almost cute. They got married on v-day. He was her childhood friend. And they got married all these years later (even though he has like a 4-5yr old kid with some other girl). I guess I'll find out soon if they rushed the wedding because she was pregnant.

Then I went home to watch the Secret Life of Wedding Cakes on the food network. Those cakes cost more than that entire wedding. sigh. I guess everyone can't have nice things.