July 11 has taken on a special new significance. It is the date of David's wedding to Desre. All went smoothly, none of our anxieties about missed flights or other mishaps proved justifiable. Desre and David flew to Los Angeles on July 8, and the two of David's kids who are in North America at present, Christina and John, flew to L.A. on Friday, July 9; we had worried about them arriving too late at Toronto's Pearson airport to catch the early morning flight, but our worries were misplaced: everything went smoothly and according to plan. David phoned to confirm their safe arrival, and phoned again today to report that the wedding ceremony went off without any glitches. There were many photos, and David told us on the phone just now that two laptops were aimed at the celebrants to beam the entire event direct to Desre's family members in South Africa and Seattle by Skype phone. David sounded rather regretful that he hadn't taken his laptop to California too, but said that had he done so there would have been too many people aiming laptops in the right direction and not enough to take part in the service, which was conducted mainly in Hebrew; David had to learn a few words to make appropriate responses but he's a very good linguist so picking up a few words and phrases of Hebrew would not have been a challenge. Christina and John are flying back to Toronto today, and Desre and David will follow tomorrow. They will have a honeymoon in Paris and a walking tour in Brittany and Normandy in August. I'll attach a picture or two to this post:
The lower picture is a scene during the ceremony, showing the bride and groom exchanging vows; Christina and John are standing beside David. The upper picture shows the bride and groom in all their glory.
No comments:
Post a Comment