Hawaii - Day 3

Disclaimer - This is in *no way* the official commentary on PJ and Christy's wedding. That's their purview, and with the 500 or so photos we all took, I'm quire sure that there are many, many stories to be told. It's just a view of the trip from my perspective. Anyone and everyone is welcome to comment or correct any statements about this trip that they like. :)

The big day!

You know, I have been to a lot of weddings in my life. Big, small, formal, informal, at the heart of them was the fact that two people I cared about were professing their love for each other. Locations, colors, flowers and music are not nearly as important as the singluar event itself, but invariably they are the things that are the sources of the most conversation. One can't help leaving any wedding thinking something along the lines of , "Well, I liked _______, but would have definitely not done ________." This was one of the rare occasions where I would not have changed a single thing. With all of the logistics and the hoopla, it came down to a small sweet event that couldn't have been made any better if we had tried.

The ceremony was held under a coral tree on a beach on the Kona Coast of the Big Island. We could not have asked for a more beautiful day:

While we waited for the ceremony to begin, there was plenty of time for photos and general goofing off. We took tons more than are posted here, and I'll try to post them all to DotPhoto as soon as I have a chance.

Conrad, Aaron, Me and Kristin

PJ and I:

Heather and PJ:

Aaron, Heather and Conrad:

Then it was time for the main event:

Here comes the bride:

Blowing of the Conch to the four corners of the globe. (Gotta admit it was tough not to sing the survivor theme in my head :) ):

The vows:
And then, before we knew it, PJ and Christy were a married couple. :) No glitches, no hitches, all was right in the world.

Then it was on to professional photos while we watched the sun set on one of the most beautiful places on earth:

After photos, we reconvened at the Big Island Steak House for a huge delicious dinner, drinks and a whoooolllleee lot of dancing. :)

Pj's mom cuts quite a rug. She danced with everyone, myself included. :)


Shake shake shake, Shake shake shake, your boooootay.

Superstar!!!!

The party broke up about 11pm when the restaurant finally kicked us out. PJ and Christy went off to enjoy their wedding night, while a lot of us went back to Vince and Tabitha's condo to enjoy drinks and conversation.

All in all, it was a *great* event. Another day ended by collapsing from exhaustion, but for all the right reasons. :)

Tomorrow's a big day, off to snorkel. Pray for us. :)