Alejandra and Ismael’s Wedding for Cellpic Sunday

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A Mexican Wedding is a joyous affair.  You might guess from the number of wedding cakes how many people were at the celebration afterwards. The photos in this spread just show a bit of the spectacle. I didn’t realize until I started editing that I had taken over 500 photos! 400 on my camera before the battery gave out and then 100 plus more on my friend’s phone. At any rate, here are a “few” of the shots. I particularly love the one of all the children acrobatically dancing on the dance floor…More photos will follow in a few days.  I might add that Alejandra is Yolanda’s niece and my English student.  I first met her at a camp we threw for local children many years ago. One of the photos is of Yolanda and her sisters. Another is of Alejandra with her two children, her sister Marie Jose and her cousin Yoli, who is Yolanda’s daughter. Yoli and Marie Jose are also taking English lessons from me. The two other Anglo women were Alejandra’s former teachers. Do you know about the Mexican tradition of filling eggshells with confetti and breaking them over each others’ heads? You can see evidence of the practice in the photos. The bride and groom are not the only ones brushing confetti from their hair and clothing at a Mexican wedding!

For Cellpic Sunday

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      1. Ana Daksina's avatarAna Daksina

        Once when I was hired to play the flute at a wedding, I called the bride to make arrangements. I could hear her husband in the background, being so completely dismissive of her that I ended up telling her I couldn’t approve of the match sufficiently to bless it with my music. I hope she kicked him to the curb.

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          1. Ana Daksina's avatarAna Daksina

            I didn’t. My finding out would only have reexposed me to unpleasantness as well, potentially, to his vengeful anger, without affecting the outcome in any way. Having done my bit for her rescue, I jumped clear.

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