Frostburg Frolic

I was excited to head to my first wedding at Maplehurst Country Club in Frostburg, MD. Liz had chosen pink and chocolate brown as her colors and they were incorporated everywhere throughout the venue. Liz & Larry love country music so they chose Kick It In The Sticks by Brantley Gilbert as their Grand Entrance Song. Upon entering, they danced their first dance to Then by Brad Paisley, followed by toasts and dinner. After dinner, Liz danced with her father to I Loved Her First by Heartland and Larry danced with his mother to Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd. They chose to have an Anniversary dance to Through The Years by Kenny Rogers. This dance is where I ask all married couples to the dance floor. I begin by asking all couples married less than so many hours to sit down, followed by 1 year, 5 years, and so on until there is one couple left dancing. Liz's grandparents were the winners with 56 years of marital bliss! I then asked them to give the newlyweds advice on what made their wedding last so many years. Grandpa Bob was the highlight of the evening saying respect is the key, never go to sleep angry, and always kiss when you wake up. There wasn't a dry eye in the place!

The cake cutting featured something I'd never seen before...all along the lower tier there were 5 little satin strings attached to a 'cake charm' that all the bridesmaids pulled out before the actual cutting. I thought this was a cute idea. They chose Pour Some Sugar On Me by Def Leppard to play. After the cake was cut, they chose to have a Bridal Dance (also known as the Money Dance).

Then the party started! The bridal party got things going with YMCA by the Village People setting the stage for a great time. The guests were great and danced all night long to a mix of country, oldies, and top 40 dance. One important element was that Liz and Larry were out on the dance floor with them. I always tell my couples that guests will follow your lead. If you are out there dancing, they will be too. Although, the guests didn't need much prompting!

The bouquet toss song was Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper. The garter toss song was Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off by Joe Nichols. They chose not to do the garter replacement. The farewell dance was I Had The Time of My Life from the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack.

Overall, it was a great reception in a beautiful venue. Good luck to Liz and Larry and their life together.