Our biggest coronavirus disappointment so far was the fact that it led to the cancellation of our much-anticipated trip to California for the wedding of Aunt Jody to Uncle John over Memorial Day weekend.

So we were so happy and excited when Jody and John decided to move forward with their wedding on May 23 and share it with us over Zoom!

Blaine suggested that we celebrate by having chicken fingers and french fries for dinner!  He was really looking forward to the wedding dinner that Aunt Jody had specifically arranged for the kids after witnessing his preferred dinner during our last visit to SF.  So we ordered takeout.

Then we all got dressed up for the festivities!  Blaine got to act as usher, as planned, and handed out programs that Jody and John had sent in the mail.

We set up the video for Sarah’s special role as flower girl!  The wedding was in a park looking out on the Golden Gate Bridge.  John arrived early to get everything set up with the coordinator and the officiant, and Jody arrived via Uber.  We got Sarah a bouquet and some rose petals to sprinkle, and the signal for her to drop the flowers was when Gram started playing the piano for Jody’s grand entrance…

Sarah even made it into the program!

The wedding was beautiful!  The day was perfect, and Jody looked gorgeous!  (As did John, of course.)  They had a small group on Zoom for the ceremony, with two readings done virtually, vows and the blessing.  After the ceremony we spent some time celebrating with the couple and drinking sparkling wine.  It was a wonderful celebration of a wonderful couple.  Congratulations, Jody and John!  Thanks for including us in your special day; we can’t wait to celebrate again in person.