A few days ago, two very exciting pre-wedding events occurred within a few hours of each other.
First, Dan and I got our marriage license! And no, for those of you who may be wondering, this does not mean we’re officially married. A marriage license isn’t valid until an officiant (pastor, judge, etc.) and two witnesses sign it. Then the officiant has to mail it back to the licensing office to be officially filed in…well, wherever they officially file marriage licenses. So Dan and I will continue to live in sin for the next 39 days. (Thanks to my stepmother, Karin, for checking her iPhone’s countdown clock earlier this evening.)
Anyway, the process was very simple. We headed over to the Town Clerk’s office in Smithtown, presented a few documents, swore that we’re not blood relatives, and signed the license. Dan’s mom cried, of course, and then we celebrated over eggs and coffee at our favorite diner.
Later that afternoon, after digesting said eggs, we made the trek to the Royalton for our much-anticipated food tasting. Let me tell you, it did not disappoint! First, we were given two “duets” (salad plus appetizer) to decide between. We went with the sure crowd-pleaser, an antipasto dish, although the goat cheese and walnut salad dish was amazing as well. After washing it down with some surprisingly good Cabernet (one of the wines they’ll be serving on our wedding night), we were presented with full-size plates of three out of the four entrees we had chosen at an earlier meeting: ribeye steak with “smashed” potatoes, mahi mahi with lobster risotto, and duck l’orange. All three were to die for, and we won’t be needing any last-minute adjustments to the menu!
(And for those of you vegetarians, there will be a yummy spinach fettucini available, too!)
