Scott (Jonathan) Phillips finally got married, and Taylor and I were so excited to celebrate his big day. The wedding was in the middle of August, so we also decided to turn it into an extra anniversary trip, and stay an extra day in Boston on Sunday night after the wedding.
The wedding
Taylor and I have so many fun memories with Scott, we were really excited to think of fun things to share to highlight our childhood with him. We haven’t been as close to Scott over the past 10 years, so it is hard to figure out who he kept up with, and who we could look forward to seeing at his big day.
The rehearsal dinner- I haven’t laughed so hard in a few years. Ren Phillips was so, so great to see. It has been 15 years since we were roommates together in Boone, and I have only seen him a few times since he moved to Amsterdam shortly after college. Yet, we picked up and laughed together in a way that my soul truly needed. He is back from Amsterdam for just these few days, and he was ready to pick up right where he left off, and all of us were better off from a night with the Ren that we love.
Ren delivered on a miracle for us. What does that mean? Well, we (Chad, Houston, Taylor, Rachel, Sara Core and I) knew that speeches had to happen. Yet, the wedding was about 75% “new” friends from Ivy League professional connections, and only about 25% “old” friends- the ones that knew him as “Scott” instead of “Jonathan”. Specifically, us “old” friends know about how Scott’s speech at my rehearsal told a story, but left the ending open-ended. His speech 12 years ago was a disaster, and now that his great day was upon us, it was time to get him back- but how could I do so while not being mean, and still honoring his bride? Taylor coached me through it, and, well, just watch for yourself.
The ceremony
Whaleback is a small, “community” ski mountain. “Community” means that it is a non-profit that helps kids learn to ski, and it is visible from the highway just before taking the exit to Dartmouth. Its beautiful, and when Scott moved to Dartmouth, Katie knew that she wanted to make this her ski-mountain. And now that it was time for them to exchange vows, the community-nature of the mountain, and the community-driven nature of both Scott and Katie, made this a special place to have a ceremony. It was really fitting- it matched Scott perfectly. It was simple, outdoors, fun, and brought together the many parts of “community” in the same way that Scott has done his entire life.
It was great to see Robin, and Valerie gave SUCH a beautiful speech. There was also dancing, featuring Rachel Lynam:
It was just so much fun. here is another:
And a few pictures from the wedding reception:
The Boston
We tacked on another day to our trip, and did Sunday night in Boston. We met up with our Greensboro friends that moved to Boston just a few months ago (Cathy is from Boston, and moved back home to be closer to her family). We did some walking on the freedom trail, I had my first Lobster Roll (warm and buttered), had the best raw oysters in my life (good gracious, they were delicious), and went on a date-night to an italian restaurant.
Hey-o, while we were in Boston, there was the feast of Madonna (Of course!) celebrating the saint and also asking for protection for the fisherman for the year. It was unexpectedly busy in little Italy in Boston on a Sunday evening.
