Moldovan Wedding

Pete had 3 reasons for going to Moldova this week, and here is the loveliest one of them:

Our beautiful friend Tania married Maxim!  We were all invited to the wedding, but only one of us could find a way could go, so Pete was our representative.  Since her step-father was too sick to walk her down the aisle, Pete got to play "father of the bride" and do that very special job:

Pete said the whole day was a very unusual experience for him.  It started at 9:30 am when they gathered to go take pictures (at an "animal place" 20 kilometers outside the city), and he didn't get home from the reception until the evening.  

He saw and heard all kinds of interesting things, many of which he didn't understand, since he was often with non-English-speakers.  But it sounds like he enjoyed the cross-cultural experience and was honored to be a part of it.  He received some sort of certificate/diploma paper during the reception when Tania and Maxim thanked him -- and then he had to address the crowd (someone interpreted for him).  He wasn't expecting to have to do that, but I'm sure he managed just fine.  :)

 We're very excited for Tania and Maxim and their new life together!