Weddings Unveiled!

It happened almost a year ago but it's still making news!  

Brooklyn Bride

I'm so proud of my Brooklyn Bride, and Groom. Aren't they incredible? And it's so cool how their wedding has been making the rounds on the web.

Prize Winning Photo!

One of Jesse Chamberlin's photographs of Jesse and Thom at the wedding won a prize in the Wedding Photo Journalist Association 2008 contest. Who knew there was such a thing? We all, however, knew that Jesse and Whitney were wonderful.
Congratulations to Jesse, Chamberlin and Armstrong both!

Gorgeous Bride, Groom with Style

East Side Bride, another wedding blog, has noticed my beautiful kids!

The Great Mexican Wedding Adventure -- Part 6

It wasn't all about the wedding, by the way. We were also all on vacation.

The roof deck at Casa Calderoni was a great place to hang out and we ended most nights sitting up there and talking. We spent some daylight hours up there as well.

Here are Jan, Susan and Steve.And Sarah & Andy.

We also went for walks, exploring and shopping.

Our next door neighbor.There is a lot of construction going on in San Miguel de Allende, mostly building of new homes for wealthy retiring Americans. But SMA is still pretty low tech. Here are some construction burros who were right in front of Casa Calderoni when we walked out one morning.There were numerous hikes around the town, which is very hilly and offers amazing views to those willing to climb the cobblestone streets to the top. Above are Paul and Paul in the back, Jan, Grant and Steve in the middle, Eleanor and Susan in the front.

Below are Whitney & Jesse.Sarah is always ready for a pose.

Helen and Mark and I came across a parade when we were walking around town.There's Mark videotaping the parade and Helen peeking out behind him.

I wonder if we will ever see the video....Sunday night was the final night for a lot of people. We went back to Nirvana for dinner with Marjorie & Jerry, Heather & Steve.We found Eleanor, Helen, Jan, and Paul having dinner at Nirvana too, though they were sitting outside.Monday morning lots of people left but some of us had one more day.

Susan and I went to a nearby market.

There were crafts for the tourists...and produce for the locals.

Mark and I took a final walk around town our last full day in SMA.There are lovers all over the place. It's a very romantic place. Our final night.

A great dinner with all those who were still there.

That included Jesse & Whitney, photographers extraordinaire.

Mark & I spent our last night at Casa Encantada with Jesse & Thom.

Our bags packed, farewell to Casa Encantada and San Miguel de Allende.

A week we'll never forget.

Perfect Bound Again!

Today this wedding site featured Jesse & Thom's day after photos. They really look like they are in a magazine story!

Perfect Wedding on Perfect Bound

And the Great Mexican Wedding Adventure makes an appearance on one of the great wedding web sites!

The Great Mexican Wedding Adventure -- Part 5

The women of the bridal party, family, and might-as-well-be-family started out Saturday morning at Casa Encantada getting manicures and pedicures, a gift from the bride.

Later we met up in the park with the guys and checked out the art scene.

Mark and I bought a print from the younger half of this father/son team of artists/expats. There are lots of artists and expats as well as the combo, like these guys, in San Miguel de Allende.

And then we all cleaned up and went back to Casa Encantada for a wedding!

After the ceremony we headed up to the roof to be serenaded by a mariachi band, to have fabulous things to drink and to eat, and to enjoy each other and the view.

Then it was back down to the ground, where everyone stopped by the tequila tasting table and then settled down onto the lounges for a delicious buffet dinner.

And some great dancing -- the first dance by Jesse & Thom -- and lots more.


Later we all made another trip to the roof, this time for hot chocolate, churros, and the nighttime view, lit up with fireworks!
Then it was time for the hot and funky Pilaseca!

We all danced for hours.
And of course there were those masks....

And speaking of the rehearsal dinner!

Another amazing slide show from the incredibly talented Jesse & Whitney Chamberlin.

Rehearsal Dinner Design

Some of the beautifully designed elements that helped to make the rehearsal dinner a spectacular event -- pillow boxes that held Mexican gum to take on the way out, menu card, coasters (reminiscent of the invitation coasters...), and the name tags we each pulled off ribbons to find out where we were to sit.