Ryan and Jen's Wedding

August 20 to 22: Las Vegas!! 50 bazillion miles in 12 hours

From Whitehorse, Yukon Territory to Las Vegas, Nevada, what a contrast! And what an occasion, RYAN and JEN’S wedding!!

We were able to meet Jen’s Dad (Tony), Mom (Patty), Sister & Husband and Niece (Cassidy) and many friends at dinner Friday and the wedding reception. One of Ryan’s attending friends was our neighbor in Bootlegger’s Cove. (It is a small world.)

The groom and his entourage, about 15 +/-, took a stretch Hummer to the wedding at the Las Vegas Wedding Chapel. The ceremony was delayed, so there was much cell phone calling and texting to all parts of North America and India to keep all those attending via streaming internet informed.

Once we were in the upstairs chapel, Cassidy was the flower girl and was very frugal in dispersing the rose petals. She walked slowly down the aisle and every 3 or 4 steps dropped a single petal, very cute. But when Jen came down the aisle on Tony’s arm, she looked BEAUTIFUL and RADIENT in her wedding dress and everyone quickly forgot about Cassidy. Ryan and Jen’s vows were traditional, but the ceremony was not. There was no question, Elvis was present. (What else would you expect in Vegas?)

The wedding reception was in Diablo’s Cantina restaurant in the Monte Carlo Hotel. Late in the evening, the celebrating continued upstairs in the club lounge. We flew back to Whitehorse throughout the following day.