The wedding

Relatives started to filter in around 2 or 3PM. Until things started moving, people just enjoyed the scenery. This is niece Laurian and her BF, Robert.

Niece Stephanie and her BF, Jason.

Lauren finished helping Heather get dressed, then people began assembling down by the water.

Esther and I brought Heather down the steps to meet Dan. This was a non-traditional wedding. "Wi naah gi wi gyal weh. Wi tek Dan inna di famly."

They looked terrific together. Dan wore a silk guayabarra, something the old-style Jamaicans wear. Heather's dress was simple but elegant.

There was a lot of talking and response between the marriage officer and the two. He got it done pretty quickly though.

Heather looked very happy. Dan is pretty quiet, but I'm pretty sure he was happy, too.

The crowd seemed to enjoy it, too.

Especially the young people. This is nephew Josh with his GF,  Stephanie. I asked him later if he had a lock on all the pretty girls in Jamaica. He told me with a straight face, "Just one at a time, Uncle."

Finally the rings went on.

And off they marched to sign papers.

Their official licence was HUGE.

It was edging toward dark, and the owner asked me to get people to the table before it got dark. I told her herding Jamaicans was kind of like herding squirrels, but got started on it.

Eventually we got started and had a nice dinner, interrupted by me as Master of Unceremony. Then it was on to dessert characterized by Heather's quirky choice of cupcakes (supplied by a cousin's bakery in Mandeville).

Esther and niece Tiffany arranged a small wedding cake that never got cut until we returned to Kingston. Just as dinner was ending a rain squall blew in from the sea and chased us into the pavilion. There the kids drank and danced until midnight or so.

Then it was all over but the waves.