One night somewhere between Punta Ipala and Tenacatita we invited our good friends Lou and Lydia over to our boat for dinner; that’s not anything unusual because often while anchored out we hop into our dinghy and either go to their boat or them to ours to enjoy dinner together and maybe a game of Mexican train dominoes. Anyway…that night we told them we had an announcement. Our announcement was that we had decided not to wait until we got to the Cook Islands to get married (that is still probably 2 years away) we were going to get married in Manzanillo. We celebrated and soon Lydia and I were in full planning mode; to find the perfect dress for the perfect wedding. Which is exactly what it was!
We anchored outside of Las Hadas Hotel (of the movie "10" fame) on Sunday, March 9 and began making inquiries about someone to marry us, by Monday afternoon I had it all arranged, even found a local bakery for the cake and flowers as well. Lou and Lydia had graciously offered the use of the house on the beach in Santiago. They had arranged months ago to rent this beautiful beach house, where they were having their kids join them there for the week. Two birthday parties were planned for that week so we just tacked on the wedding to the week's festivities. Karlene came down on Tuesday; we had booked her a room at the hotel. Trish came down as well. Everything turned out wonderful. Everyone was given a little ceramic cup tied with a turquoise colored ribbon to wear around their necks for tequila shots; we all had heaps of fun. A special thank you to all our friends and family that helped make our day such a glorious one, one I will always remember.
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You sure made for a beautiful bride! And Al is Ok looking too! LAFF! Congratulations from Allen, Texas!
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