Wedding Season, Part 2

Wedding season continued this past weekend with a trip to Summerland. That's where Elizabeth and Derick tied the knot on April 28. They are the speedy couple who started dating in September. (Unlike Jim and Nicole who went through pre-engagement counseling then got engaged then went through pre-marital counseling.)

The drive out there was very nice. We caught the 9:00 ferry and got there at about 3:15. The drive was very nice and scenic, though more so on the way home since we took the southern route instead of the faster and larger toll highway. It snowed on both the drive there and back. Yes, that means it snowed on April 29.

I stayed with some friends of Elizabeth's family for the first two nights. They showed me around Summerland and we even went on a hike on part of the trans-canada trail. I learned what all the local plants are, including the trees in the orchards. There are tons of vineyards there too.

The wedding was held in Elizabeth's backyard which drops off and has views of Lake Okanagan and the mountains. A large rainbow showed up for the first part of the rehearsal:

On Saturday, my job was to drive around the bridal party to get them where they needed to be. That involved going to the hair dresser where Elizabeth got some sparkling apple cranberry juice and fresh strawberries and chocolate dip to eat while her hair was done.

The weather was supposed to be a 30% chance of rain on Saturday, and kept getting worse throughout the days before. But then Saturday came and it was bright and sunny and warm with very few clouds.

Since I was involved in driving people around and getting ready for the wedding, the wedding itself seemed anti-climatic. It was a nice small ceremony though, with about 50 people. The kiss was so long that I took 2 different pictures, with a few seconds between them.She made her wedding dress all by herself.

We also spent a few hours before the wedding taking pictures in some nearby gardens. I took pictures of the photographer taking pictures.


Now go look at the rest of the pictures.