A Wedding in Kanazawa

Last weekend I attended my first Japanese wedding-well, kind of! Actually, we were invited to the pre-reception party/bride & groom viewing and the post-reception party. The wedding ceremony was only for family. And the reception was for close friends. The bride, also from Nyuzen, was very generous and hired a bus to take us to Kanazawa, where the wedding was held. We arrived to see the bride and groom after the traditional Japanese wedding ceremony. After lots of pictures and a few other wedding traditions, the bride and groom left to change. The other guests were seated in the reception hall. We waited outside and got a private viewing of her 2nd wedding dress--a traditional white Western dress. After more pictures with the bride and groom we found an empty Mexican restaurant, got some lunch and margaritas and then walked to the post-party for more food, alcohol and lots of games and prizes! After wishing the bride and groom well, we all got back on the bus and played games on the way back to our respective villages. It was a long but fun-filled day with friends! And I'm so thankful she thought to include and invite all of us. It was really wonderful to celebrate this day with her!

The lovely ladies all dolled up!

Who are these classy looking guys??

Congratulations!!!

The beautiful beautiful bride!

The Princess Bride and friends!