Richie and Gabriella Wed

After a whirlwind courtship (10 years), Richie and Gabriella decided to throw caution to the wind and get married. Happily, they invited us along to Phoenix to join in on the fun!

I call this one, "Herding Cats."

Why yes, there WAS an actual brilliant rainbow that came out moments after their ceremony. They had to pay EXTRA for that. My dapper son, the 1920's banker.

This was taken SECONDS after we arrived at the Desert Botanical Garden. Todd said, "Take it quick! Before they get dirty!!!" Good call.

Tricia holding Phoebe Field, the youngest and most adorable wedding guest. My old man planting one on my beak. We were enjoying the prickly pear margaritas the bride and groom thoughtfully provided to everyone immediately following the ceremony.
These are Gabriella's parents Garthanne and Eddy. They are shown above at one of the MANY incredible events they planned. I told them they should go into professional wedding planning. Both of them are so creative. You should have seen the myriad special touches the wedding and pre-wedding events had. My favorite was the deLUSCIOUS Dim Sum they hosted at their house the day after the wedding. Beyond wonderful.
My mom and pop transcended a lot to be at the wedding. My father WALKED DOWN THE AISLE UNASSISTED. For those of you following the story of his knee replacement surgery, you know what a miracle that was. We were all very emotional and grateful that day for many reasons, and that was
surely one of them.
Wild girl dancing at the wedding.

The Intrusos!! Sam, Todd and Tim hold a beautiful Gabriella aloft.

If you like, you can see (hundreds) more wedding pix at http://picasaweb.google.com/Adrianadifranco

They're in Arizona Part 1 and Part 2.

Thank you to Tricia and Sam, the real shutterbugs of the family, from whom I stole most of these pictures.