Wedding in Brighton

Happy Memorial Day to all of the Americans!
We hope that you are enjoying your day off with BBQs, sunshine, and time with friends and family!
Micah and I are enjoying a day off as well, but it is raining sideways with gusts of wind that rattle our window! It is a very blustery day, but yesterday was surprisingly beautiful! We went down to Brighton, a popular coastal town just over an hour from London (by train). One of Micah's colleagues got married.
Mark and Laura were married in this small, but beautiful Catholic church.
We enjoyed sitting with some other MD&D employees... below Andres and Micah stand outside the church just after the ceremony.
The bride and groom left the church in this fancy old car, and went off to have a celebration dinner with family, while we headed to the seaside to enjoy the sun before heading to the reception a few hours later.

The beautiful sunshine brought everyone out of doors! Children swam in the kids pool near the beach, we browsed the French/Italian food market for some nibbles (see Micah and Dan walking through it), and then settled down with friends for some refreshments and sunshine at a beach-side restaurant.

Markus wears his wife's sunglasses in attempt to ward off the brightness!

The reception was held at a farm just outside of Brighton. The old barn was lit with white "fairy lights" (Christmas lights) and candles. The live band made for a very entertaining celebration!

I couldn't resist photographing this... the farm has a spot reserved for "camping" - for those who do not want to drive after the reception. This time of the year, it isn't a popular venue, but Andres and Dan braved the elements, pitched their tent, and planned to stay the night. With horses for company (and their car not too far away) and rain in the forecast, I'm anxious to find out whether or not they survived the night!