Day 28: Nashua, NH to Bedford, NH

Though Nancy and Kallie had to be up early for hair and makeup appointments, we did not, and thus we were to sleep late for only the second time in a month, and woke up around 11:30am. We enjoyed a breakfast of bagels and baked eggs outside with Ron, and as soon as Pam arrived home, we sat down for another game of Ticket to Ride, which we finished in time to get ready but had to save the scoring for another time. We got dressed and left for the wedding in Bedford, NH around 3:45pm. We carpooled and Abe drove. We arrived at the venue and made our way to where the ceremony was going to be happening as the bridesmaids tried to shield Elly, who Arielle described as looking like a model bride out of the roaring ‘20s, from view. The ceremony was mostly traditional and lovely, with Elly and Kevin circling each other, exchanging vows, and being blessed with some nice interpretative sheva brachot (seven blessings). Abe commented on the meaningful playing of the score from Up before and after the ceremony. The whole affair was perfectly rustic and classy, moving over to another outdoor area for a cocktail hour and then inside for the reception.

We were seated, with Nancy, Kallie, and a few friends of Kevin’s, at the Three Broomsticks table, named like the others for a fictional bar. Abe got the salmon and Arielle had the vegetarian pasta, but the real highlight of the meal was dessert. Abe loved the banana chocolate cupcake, and Arielle split the gluten-free peanut butter cupcake and strawberry shortcake cupcake with Nancy. There were two signature drinks, the Shevs and the Kevs, named after the bride and the groom, but we stuck to our go-tos, Amaretto and Bailey’s, both on the rocks, for Abe, and a Midori Sour for Arielle, which intrigued everyone with its neon green color.

The dancing was a blast, particularly a few choice Israeli dances that only a small group of people knew, including Nigun Atik, Zodiac, and Turkish Kiss. We stayed a little bit at the afterparty but realized quickly that we’re not built to stay up that late. We had a wonderful time with Elly and Kevin and look forward to seeing them again soon in Brooklyn.

We spent a few minutes back at Nancy’s house with Arielle surgically removing hair pins from Nancy and Kallie’s hair before going to bed.

Approximate number of miles covered: 37