Ryan and Cindy's wedding

On Saturday, Richard went out to visit the Contemporary Craft museum, a gallery with dia de los muertos retablos, the Rothko Chapel, and the Holocaust museum. Richard enjoyed the contemporary craft museum, but would have enjoyed it more if the resident artists had been around. The retablos were somewhat interesting. The Rothko Chapel left Richard cold, with the large paintings black on black. The Holocaust museum included a railroad car, like the one's used to transport Jews to the death camps.

In the evening, we arrived early at the church, sat down, and noted how much an Episcopal church looks like a Catholic Church, including the tabernacle and the stations of the cross. The priest was Cindy's father, Jim, and with only eleven people in attendance, the ceremony was a very intimate affair. The ceremony felt very familiar, and included the traditional "in sickness and in health." They made a very nice couple. Patrick, Ryan's brother, was the best man. Becky, Cindy's sister in law, was the matron of honor.

After the ceremony, we went to a fancy steak restaurant for dinner, where we ate very well and chatted with the family. Cindy and Ryan were leaving for Ireland the following day.

All in all, a very nice wedding.