I don't have a lot of the right sort of pictures, should have stuck around while the official ones were being taken and gotten a few of my own.

It was a full-on Catholic mass at the cathedral on the main plaza in Laredo.





Seven bridesmaids dressed in a dark purple. Although you can't see it very well, their hair was beautifully done.





The plaza out front was busy with the annual Jamboozie festival, and part of the reception included the bride and groom riding in the parade.





Members of the wedding party walked behind carrying pinatas on sticks - that's the bride pinata in the photo above.





After the parade, the band handed out props and we had our own carnivale including dancers on stilts.





Parents of the bride dancing to a rap song.



Groom's Mother dancing to a Spanish version of Achy Breaky Heart:



People really dressed up for this thing. I'm glad I found a sparkly velvet dress.

Y-M-C-A:






The bride, her parents, and sister on the far right:



Bride's brother-in-law, nephew, and brother loaded in the van headed home on Sunday.



See that green stick? that is the handle of a big pinata that is riding shotgun all the way home - this one:




All in all, even though it wasn't lavish, it was the most satisfying wedding experience I've ever had.