The big day
Not much sleep after Friday’s celebration went really late by the time we finished the clean up, so Saturday was full on getting everyone ready and everything set up. My last job before the wedding was to stop and get ice for the wine and beer. I stopped at Lincoln New World, already in my full outfit feeling a wee bit conspicuous. Only one bag of ice left in the bottom of the freezer and on tiptoes I leaned in and stretched to get it, the freezer cover suddenly closed on my side. Hurt like the beejeezus but I got someone to help me get the ice and headed off. Sore but not too bad over the evening but WOW couldn’t lie down that night, got strangely worse and worse over next couple of days and I finally went to doc and found out I had fractured 2 ribs.
Another night of amazing outfits and ceremonies, two families getting to know each other and each other’s culture. Everyone was genuine and friendly and I felt welcomed and comfortable (except for those blasted ribs) the food both nights was cooked by the men, not sure about the goat curry or how chow mein got on the menu but it was good. As the night wore on the Kava came out and everyone relaxed more and more. Three days of full on wedding celebrations with all the setup and take down, outfits and traditional, spectacular and totally exhausting.
The Traveling Kiwi 