A Day, A Week, Hemant, A Year

I think we would have preferred going on our honeymoon immediately after the wedding at the end of last September, but with Michelle being a teacher the earliest we could go was Christmas. So after changing our destination countless times we ended up deciding on the Mayan Riviera in Mexico. Since we were going during the dead of winter, the only stipulation was that our destination would be hot.

We booked two weeks at the Azul Sensatori, a 5-star joint about twenty minutes out of Cancun. The plan going in was to just play each day by ear, with an emphasis on being extremely lazy. Most vacations we’ve been on together have been jam-packed with activities which usually results in us coming back more exhausted than before we left. This was our honeymoon and we wanted it to be just that.

Our room was great with a beautiful ocean view, but after a 30 hour downpour right after we got there the bathroom flooded. Michelle’s legendary service industry negotiation skills were put into motion and we were promptly upgraded to the honeymoon suite with premium services for the rest of our stay. Not too shabby at all.

We spent the first few days mostly sleeping, watching TV, and eating due to the crazy rainfall. But once that cleared up the weather went back to normal and we were basking in the 30 degree temperatures. After a couple of days of just lounging by the pool or on the beach we decided that we should venture off of the resort.

We booked a day trip to visit the Coba Mayan Ruins and a traditional Mayan village. This tour sounded great on paper, but didn’t bode too well with Michelle and I. Don’t get me wrong, the ruins were impressive as to be expected, but the tour guide really liked to listen to herself speak. While at the ruins she took us to a couple monuments, spoke for about 15 minutes, and then gave us about five minutes to check it out on our own. Coba also has the only remaining pyramid you can climb and this was our experience.

• Tour Guide: Blah, blah, blah….. [repeat for 25 minutes]
• Tour Guide: Ok, now you guys can go climb the pyramid. You have 5 minutes to get up it. 5 minutes to take pictures. And five minutes to get back down.

The tour also included a trip to a traditional Mayan village where we would get a chance to spend some time with a couple of families. We were told we would have the opportunity to speak with them and ask them about their lifestyle, culture, etc. This actually turned out to be a very strange experience. The tour guide once again directed everything like a drill Sergent (”stand here and take a picture”), and everything seemed to be staged. When we walked into one yard a lady was making fresh tortillas outside. The process was explained to us and we were to then move on. I held back from the group so I could take some natural picture of the lady without a bunch of tourists standing around. But as soon as everyone got out of sight, the lady wrapped up the tortilla mixture, covered it up, and went inside. I didn’t get the photo was I was hoping to.

On Christmas Day we took a 90 minute walk down the beach to a nearby village Peurto Morelos. The beach was quite beautiful and was bustling with activity as families celebrated Christmas. Michelle and I explored the town and then grabbed a quick bite to eat where I had the fortunate opportunity to experience the hottest salsa I have ever had. I ranked it a 10 on the Hemant’s Scale of Hotness (the hottest ranking yet). For anyone that knows me, that’s hot.

The next few days we got into the most excellent habit of laying by the pool reading books and sipping delicious cocktails in between deciding where we should eat. It was a very difficult existence. I also noticed something very odd. My legs and shoulders started to feel funny…a burning sensation almost. I had never experienced this before and after a moment of confusion I realized that I was actually burning. I guess there’s a first time for everything. This prompted me to use sunscreen a little more often….at least while still in Mexico.

After days of sloth-like behaviour we decided that we should probably get out and about again. Once again we booked a tour that would take us snorkeling at the stunning Xel Ha and to explore the Mayan ruins of Tulum. We were hoping that our experience with our previous tour guide was just an anomaly, but that theory quickly came to an end. We started to feel like we were in a kindergarten class visiting the museum in some big city. Despite this we had a great time snorkeling in the waters of Xel Ha to experience all of the marine life that inhabit it.

Once we wrapped up there we made our way to Tulum to see the ruins and the beach made famous by the film The Blue Lagoon. The tour guide took us to an area of grass and started his speech that would last 45 minutes. Since we only had 75 minutes at the ruins I started to slowly inch my way away from him at about the 25 minute mark, until I was far enough away to go off on my own. Michelle wasn’t far behind. I guess the tour bus thing isn’t for us. We probably should have just rented a car and visited these sites on our own. You live and learn, I guess. Regardless, the grounds at Tulum were quite very cool and the many monuments that speckled its surface were intriguing. It’s too bad that everything is roped off now, preventing you from really exploring.

Michelle really wanted to go to Playa del Carmen so we organized that into one of our final days in Mexico. The real goal was to actually meet my sister and brother-in-law who happened to be in a nearby resort for the 10th Anniversary, but because of malfunctioning voicemail, it didn’t work out. We did get a chance however to experience Playa and some more extremely hot salsa.

Our honeymoon ended up being as we had envisioned it. A time for us to get away together and just chill out. It was awesome not having anything more pressing than deciding where we were going to eat dinner for two weeks. This is a lifestyle the two of us could really get used to. I didn’t take a lot of photos which is somewhat unlike me, but you can check out some of my favourites here.

Our wedding photographer Kira Nelson, has posted some of our photos from the day on her blog. You can see her blog post here and can see the slideshow here.

She has also posted all of the photos from the entire weekend festivities in a private gallery. If you are interested in seeing them please send me an email or comment in this post and I will send you the link and the password. This private gallery is where you can order prints if you wish.

This past weekend Michelle and I tied the knot. As my regular readers know we got engaged last year, and got to planning the event almost right away. Before we knew it the weekend of September 26th, 2009 arrived and the festivities were underway.

Friday night Michelle and I held a welcome event at our home. Since we had so many friends and family travelling from all over the world we thought it would be a good idea to have as many of them over as possible the night before just to catch up. We ended up having a very full house (and backyard) with over 100 people showing up. My mother and relatives were gracious enough to cook dinner for everyone, and I’m pretty sure no one left hungry. We wrapped things up at 11pm and I headed over to Curtis’s place to spend the night.

Saturday morning I woke up with a strange feeling in my gut. The funny thing was that I wasn’t sure if I was nervous or hungry. At around 11am I took my groomsmen out for breakfast. When we finished I deduced that I was in fact nervous since I was full, and still had the strange feeling in my gut. We headed back to Curtis’s condo to chill before the wedding ceremony.

We threw in the Goonies to help settle my nerves and at 2pm our photographer Kira Nelson showed up to take some shots of us getting ready. She didn’t spend too much time with us before heading back to our house to shoot the bridal party getting ready. Before we knew it, it was time to head over to the Broadway Theatre for the ceremony.

We ended up getting their a little early so the boys and I crossed the street for a drink at the Yard & Flagon. We figured it was a good way to kill some time, and to help take the edge off. After we finished up the time had arrived to get married. And married I got. The ceremony went perfectly.

Michelle and I decided a while ago that we didn’t want to take a big chunk of time to do photos. The plan was for the wedding party and Kira to walk from the Broadway Theatre to the Hilton and do photos along the way. Since the ceremony ended at around 4:30 and cocktails wrapped up 6:30, we would have plenty of time to get some great shots.

We arrived at the Hilton at around 6:15 to catch the tail end of cocktails. Dinner was served followed by the program. We kept it short with toasts to the groom and bride, as well as ‘welcome to the families’. I also prepared a slideshow (watch it below) which played just before Michelle and I addressed our guests.  The rest of the evening was spent dancing to a variety of great music.  I’ve always said that you can judge how good a wedding is based on how many people are dancing.  I’m happy to say that the dance floor was more-or-less full for the entire night.

It was great that the wedding went exactly as Michelle and I had envisioned. It meant a lot to have so many family and friends at our wedding. Some traveled from afar, and some from near, but one thing was for certain - the wedding would not have been the same without any of them.  Thank you to all.  Michelle and I will cherish this day for the rest of our lives.

Our friends Kris and Lindsay got married this past weekend in their hometown of Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada. Michelle and I headed out to wedding Saturday morning. The weather was awesome - real sunny and not super-hot. The ceremony was at a nice park on the edge of town, and was a great place for a wedding. This was one of the nicest ceremonies I’ve had the pleasure of attending.

Following the ceremony a few of us went out for a cocktail at the Hollywood Bistro in town. Unfortunately there were no celebrities there. Before we knew it, it was time to head to the Melfort Curling Rink for the reception. Dinner was delicious and the program was well done. All of the speeches and toasts were very entertaining.

The dance was next on the agenda and fortunately the majority of the attendees had the dancing bug. The dance floor was filled for the majority of the evening, and remained that way until the end of the night. These are always the greatest weddings in my opinion. And with all of these weddings I’ve attended this summer I’m starting to get really excited for my own. And as it happens, it’s the next one on the calendar.

You can check out photos from the day on my Flickr site by following the links below. Just a note. I noticed tonight that if you choose to watch the slideshow, the pictures are enlarged to fill the screen. This causes the photos to lose clarity since I don’t upload them at full resolution. To fix this, click “Options” near the top right of the slideshow screen and ensure that “Embiggen small things to fill screen” is NOT checked off.

• Thumbnails on Flickr
• Slideshow on Flickr

Michelle and I had our wedding engagement shoot with Kira Nelson on July 28th at various locations in Saskatoon. We spent some time at the River Landing, and a few other unique downtown locations, and had a glass of wine in the downtown lounge Flint.

Kira recently made a short blog post talking about our shoot showcasing some of the great shots she took during the evening. You can read her post here and see a slideshow of all of our pictures here. I hope you enjoy them as much as we had getting them taken.

One of Michelle’s good friends Sara who is currently living in France was back in Regina to get married to her main Frenchman Alex. I had met Sara only a couple of times, and had never met Alex so I was looking forward to getting to know them. I also had the pleasure of photographing their wedding.

The celebration was quite intimate with around fifty people and was held at an old country church in the Qu’Appelle Valley by Craven, Saskatchewan. The day turned out to be a scorcher, hitting temperatures in the mid-thirties (celsius). Let’s just say there were a lot of sweaty people. After the ceremony we had some refreshments and snacks while guests tried to fly kites. A few people managed to get their kites to take flight, but unfortunately there wasn’t a lot of wind that day.

The laid back reception was held at the Delta with the program intermingled with the meal. The food was delicious and the event was very classy. And as I had hoped, I managed to get to know Sara and Alex much better.

You can check out photos from the day on my Flickr site by following the links below.

• Thumbnails on Flickr
• Slideshow on Flickr

Michelle’s brother Christopher Parker married the love of his life Dazawray Landrie on Saturday, May 16th, 2009. The wedding ceremony was held at the Forestry Farm in Saskatoon. Things were looking pretty scary weather wise leading up to the wedding. The ceremony was being held outside and it was snowing regularly right up to the big day. As it turned out, the Saturday of the wedding turned out to be a great day.  Whew.

The wedding was short and sweet, followed by some mingling while a few key family photos were fired off. There was a few hours to kill before the reception which was being held out at Langham, SK - about 30 minutes outside of the city. Michelle was co-emcee for the reception so we grabbed a quick lunch and made our way out to Langham to get a few things organized.

The community hall where the reception was held was decorated beautifully. The wedding party, friends, and family did a great job of getting everything in order. Dinner was lasagna and Caesar salad, which was a little unprecedented, but delicious. I seriously believe that may have been the best lasagna I’ve ever had.

The dance followed the reception and a good portion of people stuck around until the end. Michelle and I are happy to say that we shut the thing down…as we do at most wedding we attend.  I didn’t bust out the moonwalk or worm this time around, but we did make use of our recently acquired ballroom dancing skills. We were waltzing like nobody’s business.

I fired off quite a few shots at the ceremony and a handful at the reception. You can check them out at my Flickr site by following the links below.

• Thumbnails on Flickr
• Slideshow on Flickr

I never made another post following the wedding announcement back in September so I thought I would give a quick update. Michelle and I have gotten the major things sorted out including the venue for the reception, the photographer, and the DJ. The bridal party are ready to go with Michelle having found hers and the bridesmaid dresses. As far as I know they are all fitted and ordered. I too have found what the men will be wearing, but I’m pretty sure they have not went and got fitted yet.  I may have to give them a deadline. Michelle being the crafty person she is has been spending a lot of her time creating our invitations and ’save the dates’. We are going to have a lot of people needing to travel a reasonable distance for the wedding, so we figured ’save the dates’ would be a good idea. Michelle finished those up last night and will be mailing them out in the next couple days. Only expect one of these fabulous creations in the mail if you’re a traveler.  If you live close by, consider this your official ’save the date’.

I guess the last major thing Michelle and I keep ignoring is where the actual wedding ceremony will take place. We’ve found that when you’re not getting married in a church, your options become quite limited in Saskatoon - especially when weather could become a factor at the tail end of September. If you have any suggestions, we’d love to hear from you.

Usually I am pretty expedient when it comes to processing photos after an event. I’m not sure why I have gotten lazy lately, but Sharon and Derrick’s wedding was back on October 25, 2008. This morning I woke up with a little extra energy and decided to work on my photo backlog.

Michelle was in the wedding and the bridal party got ready for the day at our place the morning of the wedding. This gave me a good opportunity to get some insider shots as the girls got prepared.

I didn’t get many other shots during the wedding or at the reception, but I was sure to catch of few of the cake and the first dance - something Sharon wanted me to do since her photographer was only available for the ceremony. I spent the remainder of the evening ‘getting jiggy with it’, and playing Bananagrams.

You can check out some more photos from the day by following the links below:

• Thumbnails on Flickr
• Slideshow on Flickr

This past Tuesday night was very exciting for me.  I asked Michelle to marry me, and she accepted (like there was any doubt).  I’m sure most of you who are reading this have already heard the news, so I’ll just give you the details of the events leading up to the big moment.

A few weeks ago Michelle and her mom spent a few days in Edmonton at a lingerie trade show.  I saw this as my chance to go ring shopping.  I went to GMG Jewellers and explained to a salesperson what I wanted in my ring - a hybrid of my vision and what Michelle had hinted to me over the last few months. After looking at a few different designs, I made my decision and told them to go ahead and build it. I would return in a few weeks to pick it up.

The next day I told Ryan that I had just bought an engagement ring. Since Michelle’s birthday was coming up I thought that I would propose on that day. I wasn’t sure if this was a cheesy idea so I ran it by Ryan. He didn’t think it was, so the plan was set - I would propose on Wednesday, October 8th.

I was told the ring would be ready on September 17th. The day came and went without me picking it up. I didn’t want to get it too early fearing that I wouldn’t be able to stick to the plan. Another week passed, and September was coming to an end. I couldn’t take it anymore. I was too excited and picked up the ring on Tuesday, September 30th at lunch time, with the intention of doing it that night.

This was a busy week for us so it didn’t leave me many options. Tuesday nights we have ballroom dancing class and always go out for dinner afterward. We had previously agreed to go to a new Indian restaurant on 8th Street that night. However I had decided that I wanted to propose downtown along the river, and since 8th Street is nowhere near downtown I cleverly said that I was craving sushi and suggested the Samurai (which is right on the river). She agreed and my plan was underway.

While we were eating our sushi I kept mentioning how nice an evening it was and that we should go for a walk along the river, especially since we rarely do this. This is where my plan fell apart. Michelle was completely against a walk, stating that we needed to get home because she had a bunch of tests to mark. I tried to change her mind but was unsuccessful. I didn’t want to be too persistent because that would have been fishy (no pun intended).

As the conversation changed to Michelle’s trek up Mount Fuji while in Japan my mind was racing, desperately trying to concoct a contingency plan. Needless to say I still don’t know anything about her climb. I must have been pretty convincing since she didn’t suspect that I wasn’t listening to her.

After leaving the Samurai, and failing one more time to convince her to go for a walk, we made our way back home. The easy thing to do would have been to postpone the proposal. However I started the day telling myself that I would be engaged by the end of the night, and damn it, I was going to make it happen.

While Michelle was catching up on her email in the kitchen, I placed the ring in the middle of the bed, and dimmed the lights. I went to the kitchen and said that we should practice the dance we learned that evening. As we danced, I led her to the bedroom where her ring awaited her. The rest is now history.

See everyone next October.

My good friends Kipp and Steph got married this past Saturday in Saskatoon. This was a wedding that I had been looking forward to for some time, and I am pleased to say that it lived up to my expectations. The wedding was at the United Church on 3rd Avenue and was short and sweet. I think the ceremony was under thirty minutes, and since it was pretty hot outside with no air conditioning, this worked out well.

We had a fairly large chunk of time between the ceremony and the reception so a bunch of us went for drinks at the the Freehouse to kill some time. I’m pretty sure I’ve had Caesars here before, but I don’t remember them being so delicious. These were the greatest Caesars of all time. Five-thirty quickly approached so we headed over to the Victorian where we had dinner reservations for twelve.

This is a fairly upscale establishment and I was looking forward to eating here for some time. The twelve of us made quick work of some huge appetizer platter, which made it difficult for me to finish my steak dinner. I managed to clear my plate except for a quarter of a new potato. I just couldn’t fit anymore food into my gut.

Even though cocktails weren’t scheduled for another thirty minutes, we figured we had better make our way to the reception at Louis’. For some reason Louis’ misquoted how many people they could seat for the reception. Kipp and Steph advised us that we be there early if we wanted to ensure we got a seat. We were the first guests outside of the wedding party and immediate family to arrive, so we had our pick of seats.

We spent our time mingling with the guests during cocktail hour.  I wasn’t sure what to expect with the reception in Louis’ (not Upper Mub) since I had never seen one held here before.  I am happy to say that it looked really good, and was a nice location for a wedding reception.  It’s pretty convenient to have the full bar and DJ booth at your disposal.

The program started at nine o’clock and was emceed by Kipp’s sister Regena.  The program, like the wedding was quite short, with a toast to the groom and bride, as well as the welcoming of Kipp and Steph into their new families.  The program ended with the bride and groom addressing their many guests.  It was all nicely done.

The rest of the evening was a great time filled with lots of visiting, spirits, and dancing. The DJ was kind of funny, and was having a little trouble keeping the dance floor full. When I went to request a song I mentioned that I used to DJ at Louis’ back in the day. He quickly called me into the DJ booth and said something like this:

Dude. You have to help me. This is only my second time DJing and I don’t want to screw this up for the bride.

I gave him a few suggestions and a list of songs that I figured would work out well. It seemed it helped him out a bit and people started to make their way to the floor. I’d like to think it was my song list, but there’s a pretty good chance it was just because people started to fill up on drink.

Michelle and I were there until the end of the night, which ended shortly after two o’clock AM.  There wasn’t many left at this time, but it was pretty cool to see Kipp and Steph there right until the end as well.  I don’t think you see the bride and groom stick around this long very often.  After saying our good-byes and thank-yous, we called it a night and grabbed a cab home.   What a great wedding.  Thanks Kipp and Steph!

You can see more pictures from the day by following the links below:

• Kipp & Steph in Black & White (Thumbnails)
• Kipp & Steph in Black & White (Slideshow)
• Kipp & Steph from the Community Camera (Thumbnails)
• Kipp & Steph from the Community Camera (Slideshow)

It wasn’t long ago that I blogged about attending Noodle’s stag. Before we knew it December 31st had arrived, and we found ourselves at his and his lovely bride Krista’s wedding. Having the wedding on New Years Eve sounded like a great idea, and it proved to be an awesome time.

The wedding was at 4:30pm at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Saskatoon. Luckily I was still on vacation so I didn’t have to worry about checking out of the office early. Travis was Adam’s best man and from what I hear, Krista kept him quite busy with wedding duties. As far as I can tell, he did a pretty good job. Gordo, Todd, Kipp, Steph, Jason, Cheryl, Michelle, and I had the privilege of attending the nice ceremony (play slideshow below).

We were in and out of the church in just over thirty minutes, and then headed straight to the Radisson for the rest of the festivities. Since we’ve had previous experience of being unable to find a taxi on New Years Eve in Saskatoon, most of us decided to just stay at the hotel. We checked in and made our way to cocktail hour.

The room was done up incredibly well, and was quite beautiful. I was impressed. All eight of us were seated at the same table where we enjoyed each other’s company, and the program prepared by the wedding party. Roast beef was the main course of the meal, and it was delicious. I ate too much for dessert, but I figured I was allowed since I was on holidays.

The rest of the night we spent dancing and performing other shenanigans. I gave everyone a little taste of my mad break-dancing skills that I mastered over twenty years ago. As with most weddings our crew attends, we danced until the DJ shut it down. Since we used so much energy over the evening, we ordered some delicious pizza in Kipp’s room and completely devoured it.

This was definitely a New Years Eve I will remember forever, and would like to thank Adam and Krista for letting me share the day with them. I wish them all the luck in their future together, and wish everyone else the best in 2008.

• Thumbnails on Flickr
• Slideshow on Flickr
• Thumbnails on Picasa
• Slideshow on Picasa

This past Friday was the stag for my buddy Adam, also known as Noodle. His wedding is New Year’s Eve so a group of his friends decided to go and tear up the town for his one last hoorah. The evening started with fifteen of us having a nice dinner at Earls Restaurant. As much as I enjoy the atmosphere and food at this joint, the service was terrible. It was difficult to understand why a table of fifteen guys would have trouble ordering drinks at a stag. By the time we finished our meal we didn’t have much time to get out of the restaurant and to our next destination at TCU place for the Just For Laughs show. After our waitress had to ask three different times what each of us had, we finally got our bills and hit the road. The service made me feel like I was in Alberta. Luckily the company at Earls was great, and overshadowed the poor service.

We ended up being late for the show, but only missed a little bit of the host’s opening stint. The theme of the show was Relationships : Looking for Love in all the Wrong Places, and it was hilarious. Including the host, there were six acts and all were really strong. The comedians performing were Greg Behrendt, John Wing, Fiona O’Loughlin, Louis Ramey, Kevin Brennan, and Tom Papa. The easily enjoyed the final three acts the most.

Once we finished up at the show, we made our way to Winston’s Pub where we would unwind and finish off the night. After the guest of honour and most of the crew headed home, the remaining five of us tried to find a cab, but no one would take us because we had one too many to fit. In all of our wisdom we decided that it was a better idea just to get a hotel room while we were downtown. We were denied rooms at The Besborough, The Ramada, and The Sheraton - even after Todd tried explaining to them that we were a famous rock band from Los Angeles.

We finally managed to find a cabbie that would take the five of us in his car after a little coaxing and bribery. The evening wound down at my place as we ate pizza and reflected on the evening. If the stag is going to be any indication of the Adam and Krista’s wedding, it’s going to be a great time. I also want to throw out a big “thanks” to Travis for organizing the evening’s events. You can get to photos from the evening below.

• Thumbnails
• Slideshow

My “cousin” (not really, but may as well be) Seshni got married to Scott this past Saturday, so family from all corners of the globe congregated in Saskatoon. My sister Yavini and her family were still here visiting, and my brother Veyantiz and his family travelled in from Sherwood Park, Alberta.

The wedding was a traditional Hindu celebration, and my mother performed the ceremony. It’s not often you get to see a non-Christain wedding around here, so it was quite a nice experience. There was a big break between the ceremony and the reception so the time was spent catching up with all of the relatives. The reception was a great time since so many people didn’t duck out early. I was hoping to take a lot of pictures at the wedding, but it didn’t happen. Feel free to check out a few I did take below.

We all headed back to Wilkie on Sunday and my parents’ house became Grand Central Station. The house where five of us used to live was now filled with twelve (including five under the age of seven). Despite the chaos, it was a pleasure to finally see the cousins together. The two oldest, Janak and Chiara were inseparable, thowing comments back and forth at each other (eg. “You’re the greatest cousin ever,” while the three youngest (all under the age of three) were not quite as “diplomatic”.

With all the kids playing together, I was no longer treated like a “human jungle-gym” (well, not 100% of the time, anyway) which was a nice break for my limbs. We spent a lot of the time in the backyard, and took them out to the park a few times as well giving me a prime opportunity to fire off a bunch of shots.

• Seshni and Scott’s Wedding - Slideshow or Thumbnails
• Ruane Kids at the Park - Slideshow or Thumbnails
• Cousins Hanging Out - Slideshow or Thumbnails

I was planning on having a nice, relaxing Labour Day weekend. In fact, I even took Friday as a vacation day to give myself a four day weekend. My brother and his family were going to be at my parents’ place in Wilkie, so I was going to head back there to do some visiting, and hang out with my nephews. Then I remembered that I had a wedding on Saturday. For some reason, I thought it was the weekend after Labour Day. Since I didn’t want to miss my brother’s visit, nor the wedding, I decided to do both.

I was going to drive to Wilkie Friday morning and spend the night. I was then going to head back to Saskatoon Saturday morning so I could take in the wedding and reception. I would return to Wilkie Sunday morning, and make my way back to Saskatoon on Monday. Man, for a guy who was planning a relaxing weekend, I sure was running around a lot.

Amway, even though I didn’t get to catch up on any sleep (I think I actually got behind) I am glad I decided to do what I did. I had a great time with my brother, his wife, and my two nephews. The wedding also was a blast - small in size, but big time fun.

The main reason for this post was to point you to some photos from the weekend. Photos of my brother and his family can be seen here, and the wedding photos can be seen here. Enjoy.