My sister's (second) wedding

Wedding was actually a good affair. In the end my dad couldn't attend after all; the drive home from the doctor made it clear he would not be able to manage being in the car there and back. Fortunately my sister had planned for this eventuality and we set things up for him to watch on skype. Because my sister has been through the elaborate wedding before and nobody had any interest in doing that again, the affair was a low-key one where it was not considered the end of the world if the father of the bride had to watch the ceremony through skype. The groom thankfully was able to do his part once he was on his painkillers. The entire thing was done in such a way as to minimize fuss and stress, and rather than adding further strain on what happened to be a very painful day for our family, as it could have easily done, it instead provided an evening of relief for our woes and reminder of life’s joys.( Read more... )