OMG...I can't believe I haven't written this post yet.  It's been 3 almost 4 weeks!  Yes, I can be a little busy, but that's no excuse.  Especially when it concerns my best KFFs' WEDDING OF THE YEAR!

For you poor saps who didn't get to attend, sorry I don't have pictures to share with you, but let me break it down for you.  I'll start in the beginning.  Rani and I have been good kung fu friends for years...years.  Sure, he can be gruff, a little rough on the exterior, but so can I.  That's why we get along so well.  We have hearts of gold, but only if we let you see it.  Rani and I have shared umpteen million adventures...from lion dancing for the Federation back in 2001 (even staying at the same Marriott at the base of the World Trade Center only 5 months before 9/11) and whooping it up in Times Square with our other KFFs...from adventuring in China, starting in Beijing and all the way to Hong Kong, performing kung fu, shopping at Dennis (essentially Chinese Walmart), wreaking havoc wherever we go...from vacationing in Ibiza, paying ridiculous amounts of money to get in the clubs and getting frustrated over cab stands...from relying on each other during sifu (re)certifications...from countless trips to Orlando, weekly, twice weekly, even thrice weekly dinners all around the Boston area and soooooo many kung fu events, demonstrations, performances, festivals, banquets, etc., etc., etc., etc. ad nauseum...and I wouldn't have it any other way.

When Rani met Kelly, I knew she was the perfect partner for him.  As much as Rani is hard and intense, Kelly is laid back and go with the flow...the yin to his yang, yet she has the same exact humor as he does...as I do and MDH does.  They get each other and it's great to see.  In the beginning, Kelly and I had this INSANE ability to dress in the same colors.  No joke!  We would go somewhere and both have not just a turquoise top, but it would also happen to be strapless and ruched.  Or we hardly ever wear dark brown tops, but when we do, of course it's at the same time....and big as dinner plate sunglasses on our heads.  Thankfully, over the years, we've somehow broken out of that synchronicity.  I kinda miss it though...

Which brings us to the present day.  Ranelly's big day brought us to the gorgeous Boston Harbor Hotel on the waterfront on a perfectly sunny day late in September.  Their ceremony treated the guests to a gorgeous view of the water, which unfortunately I missed because as the role of bridesmaid, I stood with my back to it the whole time.  That's okay because the most important part was their vows.  The part I loved the most was when they stated the adjectives for each other that they truly felt.  It almost brought a tear to my eye.  Hey, I love my friends, but I don't cry at weddings.  I do at funerals, but not weddings.

After the ceremony were the obligatory pictures with the official photographer and all of us in the bridal party, the only thing we could think about was the glasses of champagne waiting for us in the bridal party room.  When all those duties were done...then finally, finally...the reception! 

Oh man...Ranelly treated us all right.  No stuffy sit down dinner where you have to wait for your rubbery chicken plate to be served and have to talk to your same table mates all night long.  Oh NO!  We had a great mix of an Middle Eastern and Italian buffet...with action stations!  That's right...chefs cooking up the seafood linguine and lobster risotto right in front of our eyes!  Then on to the carving stations of rack of lamb and cranberry stuffed chicken.  Mmm...mm...mmmmmm!  Add the ever flowing glasses of Veuve, Merlot, Riesling and the ultimate...a mojito (our favorite drink) bar...plus a nonstop rocking band, it was the party of the year.  People were so anxious to start dancing, they even started during the requisite father-daughter dance.  Damn people...don't you know your wedding etiquette?  Way to take away Kelly's shine.  It was still a picture perfect wedding reception though :)

The entertainment for the night was a Middle Eastern belly dancer which bumped me from performing the traditional kung fu Chinese lion dance for my brother & sister.  I was bummed, yet relieved to not have to "work."  However, the real entertainment (and those of us in our kung fu circle wait for it at every KF wedding) was Sherar break dancing. Oh we just love it...Sherar can back flip, do windmills on the floor, flares, kip-ups, you name it & he dances as smooth as Michael Jackson.  Unfortunately, there was no one else in the crowd to battle, much less challenge him, so it was a solo show...and that's how we like it! 

So, it was a rawking good night, tons o' fun!  To my younger kung fu brothers and sisters who were taking advantage of all the open bars and having a little too much fun that night, is ok.  I won't tell Sifu ;P 

Congratulations again, Rani & Kelly!!!  Much love to you both!  Now, when am I gonna have a little kung fu niece or nephew to train?  Hahahahahahaha!!!

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