Our friends Kathy and Nelson were set to get married in a beautiful outdoor wedding at a venue at the foot of the Mississippi River levee with live oaks, strand lights at sunset on October 7. Picture perfect was an understatement. As the weekend finally approached, family had convened in New Orleans from near and far, Hurricane Nate reared its eye and appeared to be headed for the New Orleans. On Friday, Mayor Mitch Landrieu in an overabundance of caution called a mandatory citywide curfew for 6 p.m. Saturday night just minutes before their ceremony was to start. As if weddings aren’t laborious enough, having to move everything—caterer, florist, cake delivery, makeup artists, hair stylists, car services, etc.—up three hours, communicating with guests the time change was also a task. With all this though, the couple remained calm and rolled with the punches. Having lived in Louisiana long enough to know, if you hate the weather, wait five minutes, Nate made a turn, the weather ended up to be beautiful, and the curfew was lifted just 90 minutes after it took effect. With my wife’s profession, we weren’t able to make it as she was engrossed in the Nate activities and we didn’t make the wedding. We met for happy hour two weeks later to give them their wedding present made especially for them and one-of-a-kind—a white cigar box with two Edison bulbs to light up their nights from now until forever. “Our beautiful lamp is a perfect fit for brightening up our bar top,” said Kathy. “The bulbs cast a lovely light and the dimmer is a brilliant extra (lagniappe, perhaps). We are delighted to have received such a thoughtful, useful and gorgeous gift, and can’t wait to show it off!”
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