Today we headed out to a Cultural event. Little did we know that we were going to get married again! There is 5 families that have a cooperative of weavers and as part of the demonstration of woven fabrics, they show groups how a mayan wedding was put together, from start to finish!
One year before the couple plans to marry they have a party. The bride finds out how many people she needs to make gifts for and starts to work!
Little did Adrian & I know we would be getting married AGAIN, in Guatemala! Yes kids, no renewal of vows that you have to pay for, we got it done for free!
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| The JP |
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| The women helping the bride and groom get ready |
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| Blushing bride, or 2nd thoughts?? |
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| Ready, set.....go |
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| Adrian and myself are joined by his parents (actually Jackie & John stepped in). |
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| John Ayearst, our project manager and a great guy! Thanks Dad :) |
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| We are getting blessed by flower pettals |
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| The first dance |
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| Our fancy new wedding shoes. |
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| I'm learning how it is when you are a Mayan lady. One baby in the pouch, a bucket of water and another on my hand. Maybe even one on the way... |
After the presentation 5 women show you all of their stuff that is for sale, of course you can't say no after that! Then you make tortillas and have a delicious Guatemalan coffee.
Well we finally got to work around noon, the second part of our team came to view our site and I think they were amazed at how small of a work space and how may kids and kittens were on site! One of the men spotted this home made hack saw. I didn't know Adrian hadn't seen it yet. Jose made this himself! Pretty darn ingenious!
After a bite to eat, we got to work mixing our first batch of concrete: 6 parts sand, 8 parts gravel, 2 bags of concrete and about 3.5 parts water.
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| Jose and Lila (our project co-ordinator) are mixing the gravel into the sand/cement mixture |
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| Jose adding water to the concrete |
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| Adrian & his bandito Bride |
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| As usual the kids on the worksite Little Adrian & Paolo |
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| Footings |
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| Edi looking puzzled, but most of the concrete done |
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| waiting for the water to absorb |
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| REWARD!! |
I love the wedding dress and suit! You guys look great!
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