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American English Vocabulary from this story

Me - It is actually correct to say "Jared and I", but many Americans will say "Me and Jared"

to show up- colloquial way to say "to arrive" or "to appear"

wedding reception- a party or gathering held after the wedding itself

to feel out of place- to feel different than everyone else at a particular event (the guys in the story feel out of place because they dressed casual, and everyone else dressed formal)

kind of- "kind of"; has many meanings including : sort of, a little bit, similar to, somewhat, and more

casual event- informal event (not formal)

change of clothes- clothing to change into

what we had on- the clothing that we were wearing

buffet- a table or row of food where you can eat as much as you want

loaded up- in this context "loaded up" means to obtain as much (food) as possible

a bunch- many, a lot

to die down- in this context "die down" means the line gets shorter (also means "calm down", "return to normal" "get smaller")

'til- short form of "until"

cut the cake- a tradition at American weddings where the bride and groom cut the wedding cake together

bouquet toss- a tradition at American weddings where the bride throws a bouqet of flowers into a crowd of unmarried girls. (Whoever catches the boquet is said to be the next to get married)

to bounce- in this context "to bounce" means "to leave"

honeymoon- a vacation that the bride and groom take after all the wedding ceremonies are finished

Krista's Wedding

Me and Jared showed up at Krista’s wedding reception and immediately felt out of place. For some reason we thought it was going to be kind of a casual event, so we wore shorts and sandals. But the second we got there we realized we were wrong.

All the guys were wearing suits and ties, and all the ladies were wearing formal dresses. We did not bring a change of clothes so we had to just wear what we had on.

We jumped in line for the buffet and loaded up our plates, and then we sat down and talked with a bunch of old friends for a while. As soon as the line died down we went and congratulated the bride and groom.

We waited ‘til they cut the cake and did the bouquet toss before we bounced. Krista and her new husband looked really happy. I guess I would to if I was going to Hawaii on my honeymoon.