Newlyweds hold reception on NYC's "L" train

If this doesn't make you smile, you have a heart of stone. "The newlyweds from Brooklyn had gotten married five days earlier and, unable to afford an expensive reception, were celebrating their nuptials on the New York subway with family, friends and any of the millions of daily subway riders who happened to enter their train car." The groom told the bride when and where to board, at the start of the route's run in Canarsie, Brooklyn, but didn't tell her why. In an era when couples can drop tens of thousands on a reception with every detail planned months ahead, "[Nathan] Jean saw giving up control as a plus. With the subway’s daily ridership of 3.2 million, they would have no control over their guest list beyond the friends and family they boarded with. All would be welcome." At 5 p.m. on a Tuesday in NYC, you're guaranteed a diverse guest list.

Man, I wish Eric in East County, father of the thread on Authentic Dining Car Recipes, could get us the formula for the "special Caribbean Rasta pasta that, according to [bride Esmy] Valdez, was gone 'as soon as the train doors opened.'” And there was a five-tiered wedding cake.

“'I just like the train,' Jean said. 'There’s always something going on in the train.'”

Read more at https://wapo.st/3Wnh6vj. There should be no paywall.

This sort of thing would get you arrested on the Washington Metro, where eating and drinking are strictly prohibited.

MARC Rider said:

This sort of thing would get you arrested on the Washington Metro, where eating and drinking are strictly prohibited.

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It most probably is in NYC as well…but hey…what cop would be cold enough to do it? More likely he’d join the fun…

railiner said:

It most probably is in NYC as well…but hey…what cop would be cold enough to do it? More likely he’d join the fun…

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Anyway, the cops apparently had other priorities. From the linked story: "[Groom] Jean led [bride] Valdez and the rest of their crew down to the platform. After a delay caused by police arresting a man at the station, the wedding troupe boarded the L train." Just, y'know, a tantalizing detail, dropped into the story and never followed up. Like this is something New York commuters take in stride.

I once was responsible for running an art opening on a Rte 9 bus in Edmonton, but we cheated by running a special signed as Rte 9. We just handled regular passengers on and off who were waiting for the regular service. They got a kick out of it, as did the artists. The wedding tops that!