Whitney Hits A Home Run
Whitney Mollica hits a home run when she married Matt Goldstein on July 17th 2010. The couple was married at the Andover Country Club on the very fragrant lawn surrounded by flowers under a trellis and hundreds of friends and family. Whitney and Matt held hands throughout the ceremony and looked into each other’s eyes with a look of undying love. Tears were flowing down the bride’s maid’s faces, but only a true friend could appreciate the moment the couple said, “I do”. A warm wind was blowing and the guests were anxious to celebrate the couples union and photographers were everywhere capturing their special moments. Whitney wore a beautiful white gown that glimmered in the light off the fabric and made everyone wonder are those real diamonds? Real or not this was a special moment that the couple would never forget.
People wondered into the grand ball room to find their seat and one step inside all one could see was hundreds of table’s decorated with flowers, baseball bats and each table had a team name. It was exciting to see the level of detail that the mom of the bride Donna Mollica paid and each extra detail was touched with love to make this a perfect day. The tables were covered with white cloth and fancy glasses, plates and oh so many forks, spoons, and the centerpiece were made out of fresh cut flowers of pinks, blues, yellows and greens. Each table had two baseball bats made by Louisville Sluggers with the couples names and wedding date on them. Whitney’s grandfather Don Zimmer had special tribute because his picture was on a wine bottle, he wore a baseball helmet with 62 on it which is the amount of years he has been involved in baseball. Donna Mollica planned the wedding for over a year so that Whitney’s wedding day would be perfect, and it was exciting to see all the extra details she put into the set up of the table. Whitney and Matt met because of their love for sports and around the room it was evident to see that their love for sports was a blessing that brought them together.
The bride’s maid wore beautiful purple strapless gowns and the groom’s men had black suits with purple vests that matched the women’s dresses. Baseball is a huge love for both sides of the family, as the crowds cheered for the bride’s maids and groomsmen; the announcer that Matt had worked with gave out their stats about their school and height. As they came in some did a very theatrical stunt to show they were the coolest, one even jumped over the bride’s maids head and then they started to Jitter Bug. The Crowd went wild and next thing we knew the bride and groom entered and took center stage. The room was filled with family and friends and some people had to stand on chairs just to get a better view of the new Mrs. and Matt Goldstein.
Whitney’s and Matt’s friend hit the dance floor and a big crowd gathered in the center of the floor, and then up went Whitney and Matt in chairs over the heads of some very strong men. This tradition is called the Hora, and this dance brought so much excitement to the floor it was hard to believe that they were being bounced around on chairs. Their friends and family gathered around outside of them and danced holding hands and they moved very fast around the couple. Up went Matt’s parents in the chairs and then Whitney’s and the looks on their faces were a combination of shock and joy. Shock that people were lifting them above their heads and joy that they could share this special Jewish tradition with their daughter and new husband.
As the evening went on the guest were treated to a five course meal which included a fruit cup, salad of Field of Greens with Spiced Pecans, Gorgonzola, Warm Fig and Bacon Vinaigrette. For the Entrée a Sliced Sirloin of Beef with Au Jus Sauce was accompanied with Chicken Oscar which is a French Breast of Chicken topped with Herbed Vegetable Stuffing with Twice Baked Potato and Julienne Vegetables. Warm dinner rolls were also served and for desert the wedding cake had three flavors distributed out in the layers of the cake. The heart shaped Vanilla Ice Cream was served on a separate plate which was drizzled with Raspberry Coulis made the combination of both feel like a delightful treat even though it was served at 10:00 pm at night.
Throughout the dinner and the evening the band played and kept all of Whitney’s and Matt’s friends and family entertained to the early hours of the morning. The bar was free to all the guests and many enjoyed a few more beers than normal because it was on the house. People lined up to send a special message to the new couple via an ESPN TV camera and that is something that the couple can laugh at after they return from their cruise on the Mediterranean. The couple will be able to enjoy their start to their new life together away from the family so they can start working on their kids. Because we all know how important family is to both the Mollica’s and the Goldstein’s, and Matt’s brother’s gave heartfelt toasts at the reception that no one will forget.
Reference:
Mollica, D. (2010, July 19).
The Menu and Press Release
Jewish Wedding Dance. (2010 , July 19). Retrieved from
http://weddings.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Jewish_Wedding_Dance
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