celebrity encounter

While in Minneapolis this weekend (yes another post once I returned, but the Internet access in the hotel was spotty - I tried) we came across a wedding happening in the lobby of the hotel. What made it even more exciting - it was officiated by Hoda Kotb.

Sidenote: I am not a big Today fan, but I do love me some Hoda. She seems nice, like a real people-person.

Upon returning from Mall of America, my mother calls down from the 7th floor to tell me to run to the balcony and tell her if it was in fact Hoda she was hearing on the microphone. I rolled my eyes, remember the time she saw someone in a red track suit in Vegas and thought it was Santa. But, much to my surprise, she was right. It was Hoda!

We learned later than night from the mother of the bride that the Today show was doing a segment on weddings and was there filming the entire thing. While Hoda ran out to catch a flight directly following the wedding, Today crew members stuck around all weekend. The bridesmaids had been flown in from California and the Hawaiian honeymoon paid for.

While I didn't get to personally meet Hoda, we did yell her name from the bar as she ran out. She stopped, smiled and waved. This has to be better than the time I met Raven Symone in St. Louis circa 1998.

Please enjoy my paparazzi photo from the 5th floor the Embassy Suites Hotel.