The Wedding Part 1

A quick update between the wedding and the reception. Yes in Italy there is a 3-4 hour period between the wedding and the party. They have to, it lasts almost all night! Slight exaggeration but very close. The wedding was great and the girls almost made it all the way through. Not bad for almost two hours in the church. We arrived at 3:45 and took a seat in the last row so we could make a quick escape should it become too obvious that we are not Catholic, just kidding. In case the girls melted down. The non-Catholic part was very obvious. We stood out like jews in Mecca. The priest even avoided hitting us with the holy water. Kami was happy she had just straightened her hair. Salvatore looked very confident and Maria was beautiful. Agostino even got there on time. The wedding was all in Italian and Salvatore apologized for not having a program in English for us. We didn't mind it was fun to follow along and try to translate as you went. The wedding cerremony was actually very traditional and that made the translation much easier. Emma made it to the vows and then Dad had to take her out. She just couldn't sit any longer. Once outside she went through several stages of neediness. Mommy, water, walk, carry me, etc. Dad was very cool and calm despite the 85 degree weather and having to carry her around the downtown area for about an hour. We got water talked to some people and just waited for the ceremony to end. The pictures below show some of the pictures that big sister Kami took during and after the ceremony.

Maria in her flower girl dress, she was sweet The happy couple exiting the church Didn't you have hair when we started dating? I love you anyway! Run for it! A Chupa Chup to keep me quiet, how long is this thing going to last? The Church Signing the documents, the priest is telling Emma to be quiet. Meilynn loves Uncle (Zio) Pepino

Just a little note:  I had help with this entry.  In fact I did not write it at all.  Mike did.  No, the Priest did not tell Emma to be quiet.  This is just Mike's sense of humor!  vicki