2 Kids, a Boat, and a Wedding

Let me give you some background information about what it took to attend this wedding. Initially, Nancy and I were invited to her friend Alex's wedding which was taking place on a yacht. The only problem was children were not allowed at the wedding...especially since there was limited seating and boat capacity limits. So, we had planned to find baby sitters for the kids. Of course this was all planned months ago and when the time actually came we came to realize with Dylan being breast fed and realizing later on that a boat wedding is at least a six hour commitment that there was no feasible way of Nancy going without Dylan. Nancy did not want to take the chance of allowing her boobs to think that they did not have to produce milk. Nancy then asked if I would at least go to represent and I said sure, but I said I think it would mean a lot more to Alex and to you if you went. I recommended that she pump and I would stay home to take care of the kids. She came to conclude that this is an important event and that she should attend. Then a week before the wedding she decides that she cannot leave Dylan and take the chance of her milk supply depleting. So...back to me going for the both of us...and she tells regretfully that she will not be attending. We get a call back from Alex that he wouldn't want Nancy to miss out on his wedding day and that some people have dropped off the wedding list...soooo...we could take both Dylan and Justin. Problem solved...kind of...but now Nancy is starting to have some fears about being on a boat...worrying that if anything happens...blah blah blah...all legitimate concerns...but you also have to remember that we never leave the marina...anyways...we get to the dock on the day of wedding, get on the yacht, and we are off. By the time we get off she has had a blast and is considering having a party for Dylan on a boat. Alright, so here are some pictures.

Here is Justin dressed up and preparing himself for the wedding. He is SUPER excited about the idea of being on a boat. If his teeth look nasty to you...it's not because we are irresponsible parents who have not brushed his teeth and allowed moss to grow. We are irresponsible parents who allow our kid to eat sour skittles. Just wanted to make that clear. Hahaha.Here is Nancy and Dylan waiting on the docks to board the wedding yacht. It's pretty cool...3 stories of fun.As you can tell...Dylan was pretty excited too.
There are about 150 people here.I think this was one of my better shots. I like candid shots. I tried to avoid flash shots, but long exposures meant shaky images...I guess I can say the shake was an artistic choice...puhahaha.I think this was a kiss because everybody was tapping their glasses for a kiss.
Here is Alex, Nancy, and the back of Dylan. Alex is a really good law school friend of Nancy's.

Nancy is trying to get Justin to dance on the dance floor, but he is being shy.
Of course later on he overcomes that shyness and is soon cutting the rug with his mother.
Here is a family picture that the wedding photographer graciously took for us with our camera.
Another shot with the bride and groom. The groom having had some drinks by now and flashing a more mischievous smile....hahahaha.

One thing I have learned...now that I have attended a good amount of weddings...weddings don't mean much unless you are truly vested in one of the parties getting hitched. When I was younger...it was just fun to eat good food (when you are young you think all wedding food is good food) and see or meet people. I do have to say that all weddings do remind me of the fundamentals of marriage, but it is when we are allowed to be a witness or better yet a part of a wedding of someone who we truly are connected to that we can participate in that moment of magic. It's like a good book with a good ending. You can jump to the end of the book and a good ending is still good, but when you have read the whole book and you understand what it took to get there...doesn't it make the ending that much better?