We were invited to a Catholic Wedding at the Rock church in Mescalero. It was quite the affair. The brides father (who is well to do) spent 16-20 Thousand dollars for this event. It was freezing cold and all the girls were freezing in their strapless gowns. The ceremony took about 1 1/2 hours by the time they marched in. She had 8 brides maids who were all accompanied by an escort in a tux. They had 4 flower girls who had escorts as well and a ring bearer. The ceremony was a little different. The Priest came in his jeans, then appeared in a monk suit, and then changed into his priestly robes. His sermon was about Adam and Eve and how Adam asked the Lord to sent him a soul mate to live with because he was lonely. Then he said the Lord put Adam to sleep and took part of his brains out to make woman. I kept waiting to see if he would say he was joking, but he never did. He never did say "Until death do you part" either. They said many set prayers, in which the audience said the words "Lord help us all"
Then we went to the Apache Community center where they had a big feast and dinner. It was very crowded. Later that evening we went to the Inn of the Mountain Gods for cake and dancing. We didn't stay very long there, but all in all it was a very busy day. I hope you enjoy the pictures.
