So to catch up Saturday most of everyone arrived.
Sunday we had the bachelor/bachelorette parties.
Monday monday we...Well the girls went on their cruise that had been originally scheduled for Sunday night but was switched due to rain.
We left in the morning and had a pretty awesome time---it was a really fun thing to do, totally relaxing but a new experience with lots of interesting things to see. We were on a big boat that took us out to find manatees and dolphins (the latter which was seen most often). The sky was a threatening gray that hovered off in the distance teasing us with pockets full of rain. A young married couple operated the boat and drove us around pointing out various types of birds and fish. They took us to a small island and 'parked' on the beach. We got to walk out and pick up shells and see horseshoe crabs and conk shells. It was pretty interesting but was known for active rip tides off its shore. A few people swam and then we headed back onto the boat and went back to town.
That night was the rehearsal for the wedding. The location was on a beach located near the end of the peninsula we stayed on. Laura and Rob picked out a spot that would be good to hold the ceremony, we ran thru everything once and then played in the water as the tide went out and left small lakes and sandbars.
The rehearsal dinner was good. The people who operate the hotel (Mango) the adults/parents stayed at cooked us food, some cold green bean dish, potato salad thingy, and make-your-own-sliders.
The day of the wedding started with the whole wedding party and all the guests going to breakfast again at Mango. After that we took photos on the beach and then a few girls headed out to get their hair did. By this time, the sky had lets loose its buckets of rain and continued throughout the day, flooding most of the peninsula.
The wedding party took photos when the sky cleared on a pier and then headed to the beach for the actual ceremony. Oh, but before that stopped at Kilwins and got ice cream. Glen spilled ice cream down his shirt and Angela somehow on her skirt. Good times tho.
The wedding started a few minutes early as dark clouds were moving in. Mist was falling as the bridal couples stepped down the 'aisle'. It wasn't until Captain Jon asked for us to lower our heads in prayer and asked Gods blessing that 'the heavens opened' and everyone sought out umbrellas. For the rest of the ceremony the girls huddled under paper parasols and the boys stood non-caringly in the rain. The rain continued off and on throughout the rest of the ceremony but it was a really good time and was a beautiful ceremony.
The reception was at a restaurant called Nervous Nellies. It was good. Num num num num good.
Photos later. We're all about to collapse from exhaustion.
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