Wedding party in Mykonos

An incredible invitation for our family arrived yo Luca's sister's wedding party in Mykanos, Greece for September 6/2014. We set plans in motion and on September 2nd we arrived to stay ay Mananos apartments by Paranga Beach.
Luca was so excited to see family and friends again after a year in Canada. We met our Italian hosts Chiara and Massi the bride and groom, then Luisa (Luca's mom) and her husband Antonio.

Mananos apartments

Dinner that first evening was poolside, a group of 25 guests and sumptious "fresh food", lamb, pork, and chicken cooked on an outdoor grill accompanied by greek salad, eggplant, and new potatoes. There were many toasts with white wine to the coulple and much laughter and Italian!

                                                 Lusia, Luca, Antonio, Sally and Bob

By friday September 5 all guests (65) had arrived, including Giovanni, Luca's father. After several days of beach time, touring old town and dining, the wedding party gathered at the hall in old town for the civil ceremony. With iconic windmills in the background, the bride and groom danced after a champagne toast to greek music and then enjoy more champagne and ouzo at lunch.










That evening all guests dine poolside dinner with calamari stuffed with feta, small fish and one delicious big fish. The italian love song "Sally" is played and I dance to my introduction to the song.
At sunset on Saturday we sit oceanside in our white chairs all dressed in white to witness the wedding.

Luisa, Chiara, Massi & Antonio

Bride and attendants

Groomsmen

Chiara & Giovanni

Amy, Patrick,  Luca, Bob. Sally, & Maxine

Everyone soon adjourns to "Lamed", a resturant across the road to feast: with wonderful lamb shank. The evening lasts to midnight. Patrick "that Canadian kid" catches the garter. The younger guests go to the disco club until 6am. A truly wonderful wedding experience.

Lamed dinner scene