The wedding itself the following day was a two and a half hour bus trip from Quito. It took place at Hacienda Pinsaqui, a lovely little ranch just outside Otavalo, a town renowned for its local crafts market, which we didn't have a chance to visit.
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Rob and Maria, the bride and groom.
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One of several musical ensembles at the wedding. Unfortunately they really weren't very good.
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Here the guests gathered for the actual ceremony, conducted entirely in Spanish.
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The groom rode up on a white horse.
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The next ensemble, playing for the reception line and toasts.
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The couple being toasted.
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Lunch was fabulous. Here was the appetizer.
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A "palate-cleanser" was served in an ice bowl.
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The fantastic dessert, a meringue box with various white fruits in the inside and various colorful fruit sauces on the outside. On top was a "physalis" which we'd just learned about in France and Switzerland a few months earlier, also called a "ground cherry".
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Dancing after lunch to another ensemble, a lively dance band.
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Sun and a rainbow on a nearby hillside.
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Rob's band takes over the dance band's instruments for an REM cover song, sung partly in Spanish.
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The bride having a good time.
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Digging a hole in the sidewalk to install the fireworks structure.
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The next ensemble, which played during the incredible fireworks display.
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One of several photographers at the wedding with a digital SLR camera (one photographer had two of them!)
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The fireworks structure, which was pushed around in a circle by a guy standing underneath it.
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Running through the sparks.
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On to Wedding Guests
