Hello, Quite a long time since the last blog and much to catch up on, let´s go.27th February 2009 - So la niña Amber is now Señora or even Doña Amber which sounds a bit scary, lots of gold jewellery etc.. the first wedding was the civil, where the couple sign a contract, a sort of pre-nuptual agreement. The service is MC´d by a lawyer. So this is what happened, the ceremony was held at B´s family´s place (where I´m living at the mo) and it was just for family and the witness friends. Amber looked the bees knees in a wicked 60´s number (her Mum´s) and some excellent glittery platforms (her Dad´s, not really but they were a present from him). Balta was all 50´s, a bit rock n roll with his old school suit and hair. The service was quite short, A & B didn´t have to say much, mainly the lawyer reading lots of legal things and he gave a quick speech about what an unstable world we live in with bad things like disease but that some things must be permanent so that´s what marraige is and he was very proud he´d been married for nearly 40 years. Then they signed and then me and B´s witness, Sapo, signed. Then lots of nice food and a proper latin disco ensued with some kareoke and Amber´s Dad on the geetar for a spot. A&B dance well, it´s nice to see. Let´s see some pictures of A&B, A and her bro Vyvyan and latin disco time:
1st March 2009 - The religious wedding followed on Sunday, after not much sleep for Amber trying to sleep on a head of curled hair, Amber went to get flowers put in her hair and then we went over to her Mum´s place and got ready there (scary dogs tucked away).
The morning before:
When we were all ready and many pictures had been taken of A, we headed off to downtown San Salvador where the Iglesia El Rosario is. The wedding service was integrated into the Sunday mass so it was low key. I was looking over at B´s mum for my queue to go up to the altar to do my bit, as I suddenly seemed to have all the symbols on me. These were, a lazo, like a lassoo, a thin gold chain which was meant to go round A and B´s heads. I did not get a chance to lassoo them as Padre Carlos (younger and hipper than Padre G) did not include it in the service. This is probably a good thing as I could see me getting in a terrible tangle with it with comic chaos ensuing. The next symbol was the "aras" normally gold coins which symbolise all you´ll share in the marraige. You can have semillas (seeds) too and this is what they opted for. The seeds A purchased on Saturday, not able to find orange or lemon seeds, she chose tomato seeds and now has enough for 2000 plants which is rather a lot. After the seeds are exchanged, the rings are given and then the mass continues with some hymns and communion where everyone comes up much more informally than England with all that kneeling business, much more relaxed. Amber´s first communion seemed not to happen so we were all confused about that but there you go
Lunch after for the 30 guests was by the lake at Illopango. Below, we have B & A listening to her Dad´s great speech, having a sit down, Amber showing off her jelly shoes and her bro showing his pointy numbers, and a nice Amber pic
Below the fantastic yellow cake with A´s mum Adela, A and B, and their first dance to music played by a "combo" group, playing salsa, merengue, cumbia and so on. The group of about 10 musicians were nearly all blind which was quite a thing, they had to lead each other when they left. The music was great
Below there´s me and A´s brother Vyvyan, me n A and some more great dancing including, A with her Dad, Winter, and B with his mum, Elsa, Adela with Vyvyan and Baltasar and his neice Reina
Below, me and A, Amber and the mums, Elsa and Adela and some dancing with a dog
Below Amber´s lovely hair and the bouquet keeping cool in the ice box, and the mini cava bottles engraved by A
Y por fin, down by the lake at dusk
It was a top day, very beautiful, simple and peaceful looking out to the lake, with lovely sun, dancing, drinks (in A´s bottles), food. A and her brothers did a great job of looking after everyone and everyone did a great job of drinking. All of Amber´s many efforts before the day led to a great afternoon and evening. A wedding by a lake in the sun is a lovely way to do it
Bye bye for now xxx
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