Martinis, Mashed Potatoes, and Matrimony

Saturday night, Darryl and I went to Russell and Tiffiny's wedding. Darryl and Russell used to work together, and one of their favorite things to do was to go to good (and fattening) places for lunch. Darryl has told me more than once about Russell's LOVE for The Varsity. It seemed only appropriate, then, that this would be his groom's cake:

Well, back to the wedding itself...

The wedding was extremely elegant (I loved the black strapless bridesmaids' dresses!) and was held at the beautiful Christ the King Catholic Church. Afterwards, we all went to Wimbish Mansion downtown, which apparently belongs to the Woman's Club of Atlanta. You know that when a server greets you at the door with a peach martini that you are in for a good time.

Anyway, we had a good time mixing and mingling with Darryl's friends from his old job, and the food was fantastic. (Some of the fare for the evening included mini meatloaves with dollops of mashed potatoes, fried green tomatoes, a mashed potato bar, pecan-crusted chicken fingers, some kind of delicious flank-type steak, salad, and more.) It was one of the few weddings I've been to where the dance floor was absolutely packed. Darryl managed to snag a picture of his friend Chris working his dance floor magic to, of all things, "Play that Funky Music":

It really was a fun and sweet wedding, and we wish Russell and Tiffiny a very happy future together.