The best wedding ever

     The wedding was in the  Old city of Jaffa at sunset at an amazing venue:  Beit Andromeda. We were dressed up and ready for the celebration to start.

I won't have pictures for a while, but I do hope to add a

video at some point.

     We arrived with the family and were handed glassed of wine. The bride and groom signed the ketubbah and then mingled at the guests arrived. Food should up...really good food. Israelis understand the vegetarians actually like food. The veggies were amazing. I did skip the guacamole and salsa...it just seemed wrong. But I had to force myself to stop eating.

     So the wine and food flowed while the guests arrived and worked out Jewish geography. We all know we are connected or related somehow, and if we do not know a person we immediately try to figure out how we are connected. English, Hebrew and a bit of Ladino words filled my ears as the band started to play Greek music. The sun started to set and we heard someone call L'topeh...the chuppa!

    We all escorted the bride and groom to a grassy area over looking the sea and setting sun and the Reb started us in prayer. He looked like he had already indulged at a couple other weddings...his black hat and tie were both askew. He was smiling and swaying as we prayed for the bride and groom.

     Songs in Hebrew are sung so much louder when everyone knows Hebrew. So how funny that when asked to recite on of the seven blessings the fathers both stuttered, the groomsman faltered, and the other guests laughed.

     The last prayer was changed, the glass was smashed...roundly and loudly...and we all started to sing Mazel tov, simach tov. The place was hopping...really....we were all just jumping up and down. The bride tossed the flowers and lead us back to the food, drink and music.

     We danced and eat until around 10 when the amazing desserts showed up. Fruit and cheesecake and watermelon and chocolate.  And then everyone kept dancing until midnight when tuna burgers, french fries and pizza was served.

     Ric and I grabbed a cab and headed back to our very tiny hotel room. Really...you have no idea. Imagine a new york hotel that cost about $150 and you will get the picture.

    I think Ric and I will start our wedding the same way....food and drink is a great way to warm up the crowd.