new england love

after a five hour delay turned cancelled flight, three beers with a group of ohio travelers, and fighting for seats on the last possible plane to boston, we made it to gloucester for the preston wedding weekend.

the quaint, clean, and very vintage vista motel served as our home for the weekend. when we opened the huge, wall-to-wall curtain in the morning we were pleasantly surprised with this lovely view...

after our whale watch we met a few friends for dinner then went to the beach to watch the  quarter moonrise.

sunday, before the wedding we had time to explore, shop, and eat in rockport.

after eating fresh lobster, chowder, and clams to our hearts' content we made our way to celebrate with mike and leah.  

we were certain it was going to rain on the outdoor ceremony but the clouds rolled through with only a sprinkle. it was beautiful.  

lunch, flat tire, missed ceremony, reception of a lifetime

 

after a mediocre lunch at gaspar's grotto in ybor city...

a flat tire on the way to the hotel caused us to miss joe and folake's wedding ceremony. the boys weren't devastated, after all, "nobody cares about the ceremony". i on the other hand am in love with anything that has to do with love so...i was upset. 

we made our way to the reception despite our cab nearly breaking down...

for more on the beautiful bride and groom

traditional nigerian attire, food, music, and nearly 500 people made this the most unique wedding reception i have ever experienced...

the bride and groom were constantly being 'sprayed' with money by family and friends while they danced. can't you just see the excitment in joe's face!

rob and i had a blast dancing to the live nigerian tunes and i was absolutely thrilled and honored when one of the women 'sprayed' me! husband was jealous!