As the wedding day drew closer there were just a few more details to decide on.  Gifts were difficult for us because we didn’t want to encourage consumerism with large retailers which is where most of the gift registries are.  Our guests were getting ansy about what gifts to get us as we had not specified anything on our website.

So we looked at our guest list and decided that we would invite some of our guests who we knew were musically inclined to share a song or two as part of our reception.  We invited others to share poems or spoken word.  Others participated by taking photos and video and helping the bride and groom to get ready.  For those that wanted to bring something we asked that they bring something they had made or a piece of art that represented us.  We received beautiful gifts from recycled cans made into candle holders to homemade salsa.

During the ceremony we hired a local Mendicino musican, Roberta Belson, to play the harp.