Marc Magnone: Last Couple Weeks! June 14, 2009

Byron & Jessica's Wedding Weekend!!!

From engagement day to wedding day - Byron and Jess are a wonderful couple! Last year we had the pleasure of being with Byron and Jess when they got engaged at Coney Island in NYC. 1 year later we watched as Byron and Jess were married in Ashland, Kentucky. This is the first wedding that I have ever attend that was standing room only! Both Byron and Jess looked great, their families were wonderful, their friends were welcoming & fun, and we had an awesome time!

Look how much fun Byron and Jess are having while talking to the 200 guest at the wedding.

I think this picture above is a pretty good picture.........who ever took this picture needs to win an award;)

Byron and Jess were our closest friends in NYC and have grown to be some of our best friends overall. We've missed them since we moved from the city, however based on our time at the wedding, you would never know it has been 6 months since we were together!

WOW - that is one good looking guy! (You can pick which one)

Jenn snagged Jess for a quick picture - aren't they beautiful young ladies!

This is the NYC Crew! The only person missing is Ed. If you change our outfits, we probably have 10 pictures just like this from the past year.

Hello Ladies!!!!!

I know what you are thinking - "what is James Wallace doing at Byron's wedding?" James and I met in 7th grade when we played baseball together and went to school together in Merritt Island. Byron and I met about 6-7 years ago on AudiWorld and have been friends ever since. Byron's parents & Jame's parents have been friends for 20some years.

Last year I was having coffee with James and mentioned that he need to meet my friend Byron. I told James that Byron was from West Virginia and I thought they would get along pretty well. Then I told Byron the same thing....... Well, as it turns out, James and Byron met briefly at Byron's sisters wedding reception. So, I like to take credit for "re-introducing" them:)

Jessica knows how much I love popcorn, so she made sure that I had something to munch on between the wedding and the reception. This picture above is of me and Nina snagging a bag of popcorn before dinner.

The camera guy was pretty cool. He followed us around all day and took pictures of Byron. I slipped him a few bucks to take some pictures of me..............so we will see what happens!

FRIDAY NIGHT!
Friday night was the rehearsal dinner filled with great wine, beer, and yummy food. We started our trip at 12:30am on Friday morning and arrived in Ashland just in time to make it to dinner.

Again............the girls are so cute! I will say that Jess is pretty daring because there was spaghetti and other sauce filled foods at the dinner..........and she still walked away with no stains.

Jenn and I were pretty beat after our trip, however we sure do clean up well!

These pictures below are pretty cool because I learned something new about my iPhone! There is an App called "bump" that allows you to bump 2 iPhones together to transfer contact information. Instead of manually entering, you can just touch the iPhones and all the data shows up on the other persons phone.

Here is the "action" shot of us bumping to trade info. BTW -this is Stephen Black. He owns an awesome Italian restaurant. His wife Jenn is very cool and they have 4 dogs that are buds with Maddie & Dexter:)

The post bump excitement shows that our contact info has been transferred! Yes, I am lazy, but who cares.............it was easy!

BACK TO SATURDAY NIGHT!
We had a blast dancing! Here are a few pictures of us on the dance floor!

James and Nina tearing it up on the dance floor! James was a stud with the tie around his head. His Mojo was just not the same when the tie was around his neck, so Nina told him to keep it around his head. She also used it as a leash - but I really think it was so he would dance better:)

How did this picture sneak in there! This is Nina's breakfast at Huddle House at 2am after the wedding. I still can't believe she ate the whole thing!

I spent a little time on the dance floor too.....

This is me saying "You like those moves - don't you!!!"

That is Nina thinking "Marc - you are a dork!"

That is Byron's mom in the blue dress thinking "Thank goodness he is off the dance floor!"

hehe - just kidding, I really can dance..........sometimes

MARC & JENN PICTURES

Jenn and I took some great pictures during the weekend. After about 2 million pictures, I started to get distracted...............as you can see below:)