A Very Taxing Day

The wedding of Sylvester Sidcott and Yekaterina Volkova-Sidcott took place today at 2:30 pm. The ceremony was officiated by the Reverend Reinhold Alden. I think that we were all honored to be there. It is a wonderful thing to witness; the blossoming love of two strangers. It has been said by wiser men than me and it is true that love overcomes all boundaries. Despite the fact that Yekaterina cannot yet speak any English, the ceremony went wonderfully. When it came time for the vows, I had the honor of speaking for Sylvester's bride.
Following the ceremony we went to Fisher's home to celebrate. The women had baked a cake. We had a delicious meal, during which some of us stood and blessed Sylvester and Yekaterina's union. After the meal there was music. I played a few songs on my fiddle, Susanna and Roseanne Jones sang a song that Susanna had written entitled "On This, the Day of Your Wedding", and after a few drinks Rick taught us all a traditional Hequilechile wedding dance.
As the excitement of the day began to fade with the sunlight we parted ways, encouraged by what we had shared, and what we would share in the future, on our journey which was now just around the corner, so to speak.