On Sunday August 21st 2005, my best friend got married to the girl he has been dating for 9 years.

This event was one of the most specatular events for all involved. For my mother it was her first wedding for one of her 'boys'. It was held in our backyard under the trees and was very casual, so much so a guest showed up in a red tshirt and shorts, and was not out of place.

It was busy all weekend from friday. preparation, yard work, invitations, getting stuff settled, food arranged and chairs set up. We had loads of fun and excitment building the arch.

Anywho the wedding went off without nary a hitch. it rained right before, and right after, but during the garden wedding was beautiful. The pastor compaired it to the first wedding of Adam and Eve in the garden, and that struck me that marriage should be a beautiful thing. i actually think this wedding was the most pure form of marriage that u can have.

It is a few days later now, and they are getting ready to leave and travel to places far away. I will miss them. but i have no fear about them being able to survive the struggles of the first year of marriage or the difficulties of living so far away from home for the first time for both of them.

They may not actually return to this island to settle, but that's ok. I know he's my best friend and we cool.

Here are some more pictures.