Félicitations!

 

     We celebrated Manou and Mark's wedding in Prague Saturday and wish them a lifetime of happiness and adventures like those we shared this week. Manou and I shared an office and many adventures when we taught together 17 years ago, and I wish them a future as beautiful as the city in which they were married.

 

 

 

     The wedding was in a gorgeous Baroque garden with a 360-degree view of Prague.

 

 

 

     I shared a moment (and some sushi) in the garden after the ceremony with Manou and Lucie.

 

 

     My youngest looks over the Vrtba Garden, the site of Manou and Mark's wedding.

 

     The Vrtba Garden,  beautiful Baroque terraced garden with balustraded terraces that was designed in 1720, is a gorgeous spot in which to get married.

 



 

     My sons each have their own styles and chose their own clothes for the wedding. My youngest is more khaki-blue blazer traditional. My eldest channels The Beatles, pun intended. With the groom, Mark, being from Great Britain, there were plenty of British friends to assist him. They both have good taste.

 

 

     My youngest son and I were happy to squint into the sun while reclining after the wedding and requisite rolling of all the kids down the lawn (I didn't engage in that and sipped Champagne instead). The day before the ceremony, Friday, had been rainy, so we were happy to see the sun shine for Mark and Manou's day.







     Friday's rain gave way to sunshine for Saturday's wedding, and we walked to the hotel where the reception was held.

     The bride's family shares a laugh during the toasts, speeches, and songs. Manou's parents last visited us when we lived in New York about 15 years ago. It was good to see them again and meet her sister and brother-in-law, too.

 

     We took a train and bus to this waterpark complex, which my oldest son found for us.

 

 

 

 

 

 



     Sunday afternoon meant a relaxing Czech meal in a garden in Ricany with Manou and Mark's family and friends. Tomorrow we leave Prague, have a few hours in Paris, and return to the States. Our sons didn't want to leave their new friends at the end of the afternoon, and it is hard to leave such fun.