Last weekend, Mr. Ginley and I ventured into the Finger Lakes region of New York for the East Coast celebration of a West Coast wedding. The bride and groom were our niece, Megan and her beloved, Liam.
Like most of our road trips, this one involved Google maps and a lot of swearing.
Also, like most of our road trips, all's well that ends well. And the party in the park was definitely worth the trip.
The actual exchanging of the vows took place last month among the redwoods in California. Our son and daughter-in-law represented for the family, but Mr. and I decided to attend the east coast celebration instead.
The bride wore her wedding dress, a lovely chiffon-skirted and lace topped dream that suited her nicely. The groom chose not to recreate his wedding day attire. A video of the ceremony was projected on the wall, and the slide show the bride's father put together was also shown, to the tears and applause of an appreciative crowd.
The weather cooperated, and we were able to feast and visit to our heart's content. The venue was Taughannock State park near Ithaca, on the Finger Lake known as Cayuga. It was a beautiful spot. The kids and dogs were able to run around and play like, well kids and dogs. The adults were able to visit and catch up. It was a picture-perfect event.
Alas, the day went by quickly, and we made our exit before darkness arrived. We only got lost once on the way back. And yes, it was dark way before we were back on the lighted freeway.
But we made it back to civilization just fine, and with our happy memories intact.
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