the owl and the olive tree

So about three weeks now (whoops), jmpava and I got married. :) Although the wedding planning made me a bit anxious, the wedding itself was really delightful, and in the end I'm glad we did it. (Had a wedding, I mean; I was always glad we were going to get married!)

The ceremony and reception were at the Woodland Park Zoo, which I love. We were fortunate enough to have an officiant (David Serkin-Poole, cantor at Temple B'nai Torah) who actually had a personal connection: he's known jmpava since he (Pav, I mean, not David) was about eight. He did a service for us that was part of Pava's cultural traditions, included some of my own, and was actually personal to us.

And we were at the zoo! With a jaguar and an owl!

Anyway, I had a wonderful time, and I was so glad to see everyone who was able to make it.

Pictures under the cut—warning, there are a lot of them.

( Many wedding pictures! )

(I have more pictures, of the various parties and of things we saw on the honeymoon, but they'll be posted a bit later.)