Joe has written about Crazy Friday. Thanks Joe
I haven't figured out if there is an actual correlation between holidays and wedding traffic. Christmas is busy, New year's Eve not. Halloween is a crap shoot. Easter Eve Eve Day, at least this year, was quite busy. I needed a runner by 11 AM: 4 licenses on the desk → 4 weddings done → still 4 licenses on the desk. I served 2 very large crowds and and thee were couples arriving as I left.
Advice for Parents: if you want your child's wedding to go well, let your child plan that wedding and be a happy guest. Don't order everyone around and especially don't stand next to the couple during the ceremony glaring at the officiant. That just looks creepy.
On the other end of the family spectrum were the uncontrolled children. I can handle one toddler who tears around the wedding room yelling. I'm even OK with two in a row. There were three separate couples with runaways youngsters, one of whom punched his father the groom in the stomach during the vows. Luckily, tiny fists don't hurt that much.
There were a few folks from "away", including a bride who'd flown 23 hours the day before just to get to the Bay Area in time for her wedding and a guest dropping in from Dubai to server as the only witness for her friends. That's dedication.
Fashion report
So much purple! It took until the second couple with a purple theme for me to make the connection to Easter. One bride wore a white dress with purple lipstick and purple flowers in her bouquet. Most of the large crowd wore a shade of purple, including grape, lilac, and lavender.
By The Numbers
Ceremonies: 14
Formal wear: 9
"As long as I will": 1
Misbehaving child wearing dapper-looking three-piece suit: 1
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