A wedding in Santiago

As soon as we stepped out of the door of our hotel in the morning, we realized that something was different. Beautiful old cars were streaming by, so we followed along and there, in the square in front of the cathedral, the Praza do Obradoiro, a show of old cars was just being set up.

And Les found the one for him. Finally something to match his hat!

And the weather stayed beautifully for the wedding. Imagine, an outdoor wedding at 7:30pm, in Santiago at the end of September! As risky as having one in Victoria at that time of year.

Here are the bride and groom, Lanzada and Victor. The woman in white is the officiant and the gentleman at the mic is Victor's very good friend and colleague. Before the marriage vows were spoken, there were about 6 people who made short speeches about the couple, wishing them happiness. Each one was different, from a different perspective. All in Spanish, so I caught some of each of the speeches, but not all of any of them.

At the reception, the bride and groom both made a speech, and it was during Lanazada's speech that she disclosed that the marriage proposal took place in our home in Victoria! That was pretty special for us to hear.

So, today we will see the happy couple again, enjoy more of Santiago and tomorrow morning, fly to Liverpool.