Last night was the reason why we came to Sicily: the wedding of Pinuccia’s cousin and one of our friends. Since it was in the same church as our wedding three years ago, it brought back memories… Even the photographer recognised us (we had suggested him to the couple, since he did such a good job for us). Sicilian weddings are quite tame really, with no entertainment during the reception (as happens at Trento) and is relatively short (for example, in the heel of Italy the reception starts at lunch and ends early the next morning, and you eat the whole time). However the Sicilian reception does keep to Sicilian eating hours - which was why I preferred a morning wedding and lunch reception, when it was all over at 5.30pm. Last night the appetisers were served at 9pm, the main course after 11pm, and the desert at 12.30. We said good-bye to the bride and groom at 1am - in Italy, the couple are the last ones to leave and not the first as in Australia, so they would have stayed for quite some time still. Since Stefania could not have lasted until 9pm without eating (nor Pinuccia due to number two’s appetite), we went to Pinuccia’s sister’s house between the church service and the reception (along with the other brother and sister and their families) for something to eat, and so the ladies could rest their feet from their hurting shoes. With that Stefania had no problems during all the time, and was the only small child who showed no signs of tiredness, still fresh at 1am despite not having had her afternoon sleep either. Two power naps of 10 minutes in the car between home and the church, and from the sister’s house and the reception were all she needed.

I do have some good photos of the three of us dressed up for the wedding, but with a slow Internet connection and limited time on line each day it is hard to upload them here. So you’ll have to wait until June when I will have returned to see them.

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