On November 27, 2010, my host-cousin Rafael and his beautiful wife Giovana were married.
I have been to a wedding before (which admittedly I can hardly remember) and have heard many stories about how beautiful and timeless they are. Those re-tellings however, pale in comparison to this absolutely incredible event.
The ceremony itself was hosted in a church of German origins, where some of my host family's members now rest. Excited family members filed into the candlelit church just as the last traces of daylight fizzled out. The ceremony itself was filled with tears of joy, music and the unmistakable presence of unconditional, unwavering love. It was truly beautiful.
I did not cry, I swear.
Moving on, the ceremony's awesomeness was only matched by the reception. Though the ceremony had around 100 people, the reception itself held around 500 people. Too accommodate all of these people and their desire to eat delicious things, a massive table near the entrance to the reception was complete with over 20,000 candies. I died of happy.
After shamelessly gorging myself on chocolate, I noticed that the buffet table, there was steaming, succulent Brazilian lobster. So many tasty things, so little time. I think I ate my weight in food that night.
I can't even begin to do the rest of the wedding justice. The only way to truly appreciate it, is to see it for yourself. So, I found the website to the Wedding Photographer's blog, which you can find at the bottom of this post. I encourage you to check it out and be jealous of the awesome delicious things as well as the brilliant atmosphere.
Anyway, congratulations to Rafael and Giovana! Years of happiness to you both, both in and out of this lifetime.
