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Flower girls waiting

Flower girls waiting


Norma and her father await the sign to start down the aisle.

Norma and her father await the sign to start down the aisle.


Evan waits for Norma

Evan waits for Norma


Procession begins

Procession begins


Flower girls

Flower girls


Norma y padre walking down aisle

Norma y padre walking down aisle


Twoguests

Twoguests


Exchanging rings

Exchanging rings


Norma's father gives his blessing

Norma's father gives his blessing


Flower girls greet the new bride

Flower girls greet the new bride


Photos after the wedding ceremony

Photos after the wedding ceremony


We arrive at the reception

We arrive at the reception

It's just beginning. The guests are assigned to a table named after a bird found in both Veracruz and the Napa Valley.


Norma and Evan arrive at the reception

Norma and Evan arrive at the reception


Jarocho musicians

Jarocho musicians

Jarocho I think refers to anything that comes from the State of Veracruz. At one point, I understand, it was a term of derision, but no more! At the wedding, music and dance was provided by traditional jarocho musicians....


Jarocho Dancers

Jarocho Dancers

and dancers. They were wonderful.


Guests at our table

Guests at our table

Father, mother, and one of the daughters of the Reyna family. Pio, the father, was what I'd call in the Episcopal church, the chalice bearer at the wedding. The two daughters are active bird watchers in Coax. I think one of them may also work at Pronatura. Sra. Reyna -- Maestra Reyna -- is a teacher.


Flowers for wedding favors

Flowers for wedding favors

All the women -- or anyone who wanted one -- received pots of what in the U.S. are called New Guinea impatiens but what, in Mexico are called Flores de Belén.


Norma baile con su padre

Norma baile con su padre


Pronatura-coax gang

Pronatura-coax gang

We all got together for this group photo.


Lighted candle dance

Lighted candle dance

One of the jarocho dances involved lots of movement while balancing a lit candle on the dancers' heads.


Time to go

Time to go