The day started with a traditional tea ceremony at “Carl’s house.” Another house on the property with amazing views of the cove. It’s nice to see traditions carried on even with inter-racial marriages.
In between the tea ceremony and the American ceremony we had a few hours so a bunch of people went down to the water’s edge to dig for clams and geoducks. There was lots of sea life including shrimp and crabs. They came back with a bucket of clams and a geoduck which we boiled and ate. Very fresh!
Tyler caught a geoduck!
The wedding ceremony was in an area called the big tree field. Just as the procession was about to start, it started to sprinkle. As the ceremony started, a light and steady rain came down. The officiant of the wedding powered through it. David and I were 1 of 3 couples to give offer some words on marriage advice during the ceremony. During our speech, the rain stopped briefly.
The reception was in the barn. Nat and I dressed the part by wearing boots!
Favorite part of the day:
Tyler: Geoduck hunting (and catching one)
Nat: Walking along the shore searching for sand dollars
David: Geoduck hunting
Me: Giving our speech. I’ve been working on my public speaking skills and this was a good test.