A Hobbit Wedding

Last Saturday we were invited to a wedding.  The daughter of one of Alejandro's best friends was getting married.  It was a rather unusual wedding.  The bride and groom had chosen "The Hobbit" as the theme for the event, and guests were requested to dress like characters from the book.

Alejandro ordered some peasant style shirts that he had found online.  At the reception we were given some pointy ears to wear.

  

Alejandro with his friend Juan, the father of the bride

The wedding ceremony was held in a chapel in the forested mountains on the far south side of Mexico City.

As you can see, most of the guests enthusiastically embraced the dress code.

After the ceremony we drove to an outdoor party center in the borough of Xochimilco.  We were afraid that it was going to rain, but all we had were a few drops.  Late in the afternoon, the sun came out.

The bride and groom's dance

Preparing to cut the wedding cake

In what I thought was a very lovely touch, the bride wrote a personalized letter to each and every one of the guests.  She is an English teacher, and her letter to me was written in flawless English.

In spite of the unorthodox theme, it was a beautiful and fun day.