Carrie and Edgar's Wedding in Raleigh

Carrie and Edgar's wedding last week (in North Carolina) was really sweet. The bilingual ceremony was fairly small and packed full of Mexican traditions. Among other unfamiliarities, I noticed some coins being passed around, there was something about a candle, the bride and groom had to kneel in front of a large, colourful, Virgin Mary behind the alter, and my favourite part involved a lasso at the very end. I wish I knew more Mexicans...


For the reception it seemed like Edgar's friends and family really pitched in to run it. There was lots of Latin dancing and music, and as a professional chef Edgar was responsible for the food, which was absolutely amazing--a combo of Mexican and American fare (there were even two cakes), the best dish having to be the lamb enchiladas.

It was great to visit with some high school and uni friends: Carrie, Laura, Bill, Kate, Andy, and especially Bo and Monica. I wish I could see them more often, particularly now that Bo is at NYU and Monica is in St. Paul, but NY City is just a bus ride away, and St. Paul is near Andrew, Jennifer, and Carter, so I am sure I will be able to visit them fairly regularly!