Sun setting over the Okanagan.
On Sunday I caught a morning flight to Kelowna where I was picked up by Jill. Each of us (Jill, Jasmine, Paige and I) had made our way into British Columbia so we could partake in the wedding festivities of Mallary and Colm.
The wedding took place at the lovely Summerhill Pyramid Organic Winery. There were around fifty guests in attendance, and the ceremony was held on a second floor open-air balcony/patio. There was a second wedding occurring at the ground floor of the winery, and we watched the guests sitting in the blazing sun, slowly melting... So we couldn't help by be a bit smug on the shaded patio. We were able to enjoy the ceremony in comfort!
Beautiful bride Mallary, and new husband, Colm.
While the newly-weds powered through photos (seriously, they POWERED THROUGH their photo session), we gobbled down delicious appetizers, and sampled various wines from the vineyard. We were all feeling pretty good by the time the bride and groom rejoined us.
Wood wine rack.
Now, if you know Mallary even a little bit, then you know she's a bit of a foodie, so we had high expectations for dinner. We started with a deconstructed caesar salad, followed by braised short rib on a bed of vegetables, followed by a rhubarb berry crumble with vanilla bean gelato. Dinner and dessert was fantastic!
Deconstructed caesar salad.
Dinner was followed by your typical wedding traditions. Speeches from the families and wedding parties, first dances, cake cutting, and a whole lot of good times! The venue didn't seem particularly pleased with the music on (at one point, they told the DJ that someone "might call the RCMP on them"), and they turned the music off at exactly 12:01am (they meant business). But it didn't matter, we helped Mallary and Colm celebrate their marriage in style.
Jasmine, Jill, Mallary, Paige and I.
Mallary and Colm-- Congratulations!
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