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November 06, 2006
Mission San Luis Obispo wedding
We attended the wedding of our good friends Katy and Howard this past weekend. The ceremony was in the old Mission San Luis Obispo, a church dating back to the 1770s, and it was a beautiful setting for such a joyous occasion.
It was my first visit to the Mission, and I enjoyed the cool, quiet feeling in the pews as I sat waiting for the other guests to arrive. I like old churches, how they strive to inspire, to uplift, with wood, stucco and stone, so different from the ironically soulless nature of modern architecture and the steel and glass monstrosities masquerading as houses of worship.
Anyhow, back to the wedding.
The bride and her father were silhouetted against the ancient oaks in the courtyard as they entered the church.
Katy was radiant, beaming, beautiful, as all brides should be, as she made her way down the aisle.
The service was quite brief, a surprise to me, as most Catholic services I've attended have been lengthy affairs. But it was both solemn and joy-filled, and the happiness of the couple was plain to see, writ large on their faces.
A kiss, and it's official. The newly-married couple left the church in her father's 1927 Rolls Royce, a stunningly classy ride, as they were chauffeured to the reception.
We stood and drank on the terrace while the bride and groom took pictures as sunset gracefully yielded to twilight.
Didja ever see such a happy bride? Katy stands about 6'2" in her heels, and she's the shortest of the children in her family. Her four brothers all range from 6'2" to about 6'5", and then there are her cousins, who top out at 6'7".
I'm 5'7", and the missus is 5' even, so, basically, we were hanging out with a basketball team.
I felt like a Hobbit in the Lord of the Rings.
A short, neurotic Jewish Hobbit.
Posted by Mike Lief at November 6, 2006 05:04 PM
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