Party Time; UC Berkeley

        Time to let your hair down: wedding celebration.   Here we blended French/ Southern(USA), San Francisco Pride, West Coast, and Mississippi coastal.   The Mayor and his entourage put on the finery and jumped in the 'water' w/ both feet appropriately decked out in lizard like shoes.
      The ceremony was held in the Mather Redwood Grove  on the UC campus in north Berkeley.   What a beautiful setting, complete with  tiered seating in an amphitheater surrounded by 70 year old coast redwoods.   The weather was ideal, almost too warm.   But the shade provided by the trees kept all the guests comfortable and in fine fettle.
       Mike, the officiant(friend of bride and groom) rose to the occasion with fine words and heartfelt delivery.   The bride and groom testified equally to each other their unending love and bottomless happiness.   Tears were flowing and tissues were passed around to deal with the flow.
      The reception was held in the adjacent UC Botanical Garden Rock Pavilion.  The patio here is surrounded by a variety of tall palm trees which gives the site a tropical island-like feel.   Mint juleps, Pimms Cup drink, champagne, and a complete selection of beers and French and California wines were set up on the patio.   A sit down dinner followed.
     After an appropriate time, the party moved back to the patio(where the temperature was much cooler) and the music started.   And today, with ipods, music streaming service, portable amplifiers and speakers, any site becomes a hip club.   And the guests rolled for hours until well after sundown.
The photo  booth and costume accessories added a carnival atmosphere to the event.
     No, the Mayor will not share the product of the photo booth.   By the midnight bewitching hour, the guests began to slip away, making the rounds, voicing "adieus".
     And the ride home was all down hill and only one bridge.