Saturday 31 December
This afternoon was our niece's New Year's Eve Wedding. We gathered at the church for photos, and took a few good ones ourselves. The service was beautiful, heartfelt, and genuine, just like the bride and groom.
Then we went over to the Unitarian Fellowship, which had some bright high-ceilinged rooms for the reception. Just about all the food was prepared by the family, with mother of the bride Becky as chief cook and bottle-washer. Appetizers included hummus, chips, and a mango salsa. Heftier dishes were Becky's meatballs in a creamy sauce, and Uncle Frank's Best Smoked Brisket Ever: marinated for 48 hours with a Texas dry rub (with shots of cumin and chili pepper) and then smoked for 8 hours the night before. And by the way, Uncle Frank doesn't fire up his smoker for less than 100 lbs. of meat.
Joanna loves coffee (fair trade, of course), so it was there with all its flavorings, and for those who don't care for it (like Ian), there was cocoa, a big jar of fresh lemon water, and local wine.
The Parkers are all about the desserts, so Becky made lots of mini chocolate-swirled cheesecakes. Jo Linn and Holt both baked biscotti, JoLinn's cappuccino flavor, and Holt's double chocolate pecan and maple pecan.
The bride and groom love Sandra Boynton's book Your Personal Penguin; the song was their first dance, and the wedding cake had the penguin and hippo as cake toppers (made by Madeline's clever hands).
Becky made the wedding carrot cake with creamcheese frosting, with some as sheetcakes to feed the multitudes. And the multitudes loved it.
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