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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 14, 2014 5:43:07 GMT
On August 23rd I had occasion to return to Santo Domingo church as I had the honor of being invited to a dual christening and wedding. Mexico requires a civil ceremony for a marriage to be legal. Many people tie the knot at the registry office, then have the fancy church wedding and big reception much later. That was the case in this instance, where Jorge & Magdalena had the wedding of their dreams and their son's baptism at the same time. As you'll see, my camera and its dinky zoom struggled in the low light of ground level. However, I got some good ceiling shots which I hope will balance things out. The baptism took place first ~During the wedding ceremony. You can see the lazo, made from a larger rosary, draped over the couple ~These two look fairly sedate in this photo, but they'd been scooting around the floor on their backs, giggling loudly ~"Maybe we're not exactly sitting quietly, but we're not nearly as naughty as those two!""Wow. I'm bored, too, but I know to behave."
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 14, 2014 6:06:20 GMT
The ornamentation on the walls and ceiling is phenomenal. I'm including a link to my Flickr album so those who wish can see the detail close up. Open any picture in the album, then click the downward arrow in the lower right of the black border & choose "view all sizes". A new page will open. Choose "Original" there. www.flickr.com/gp/17499332@N00/157J54/And back to the business at hand. The couple have been pronounced married and are now receiving blessings from family members. That's the groom's father in the aisle and his mother in red.The bride's mother blesses the couple ~This extremely old lady has just given her blessing ~And the photographers move in ~Congratulations & best wishes!
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Post by mich64 on Sept 14, 2014 19:34:30 GMT
Her gown was as opulent as the surroundings. Incredible beauty everywhere.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 15, 2014 2:54:53 GMT
Well put, Mich ~~ thank you! Any excuse to look at a wedding gown & these do show the church, too ~
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2014 5:36:09 GMT
The ceiling is as astounding as ever -- almost as astounding as the gown. Are long trains like that still common in Mexico or was this exceptional?
Same in France for the formalities -- church weddings are not legal, and anyway the priest will not perform a ceremony unless you bring the certificate from city hall. The vast majorities of wedding are on Saturday, because the city hall is open for a couple of hours just for that, but there are never any weddings on Sunday because the offices are closed.
Going back to the displays from the Louvre, the reserves of the Louvre contain about 90% of all of the items that they possess, and I would imagine that they have "lots" of Greeks urns and stuff, so it probably isn't difficult to loan them out without even removing anything from the usual items on display in the museum.
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Post by htmb on Sept 15, 2014 9:55:41 GMT
Super pictures and great detail, Bixa. I'm awed by the train and also wonder how common this type is for brides in Oaxaca.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 15, 2014 15:19:37 GMT
I can unequivocally say that I have never seen a train like that before in my life! Wedding dresses here look just like the range of traditional white ones that seem to prevail in most places. I touched on the quality of the workmanship here, but if you think I lowballed that price, check out this site. I think here people can get married in a church without having proof of a civil ceremony, but since I'm basing that on some episodes of a soap opera I watched, don't take my word for it. Not surprising that the Louvre has a huge number of Greek antiquities, but it was still remarkably generous to share those pieces, which after all are irreplaceable.
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Post by htmb on Sept 16, 2014 2:00:14 GMT
I can unequivocally say that I have never seen a train like that before in my life! I am extremely relieved!
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Post by nycgirl on Sept 18, 2014 3:13:45 GMT
Those Greek antiquities are stunning! How fortunate to get to see them in such a grand setting. I love how you captured them. My favorite photo is the reflection of the Athena statue in post #8.
Nice job on the wedding photos, too. I love the couple's beaming smiles in that last photo.
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 11, 2014 15:30:43 GMT
Belated thank you, NYCGirl! That kind of feedback reminds me of what a great resource this forum is, and how entertaining.
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Post by lola on Oct 13, 2014 18:59:49 GMT
Belated wow! We are so lucky to have you reporting, bixa. What a church, what a dress, and what a charming bridal family.
Love the extremely old well-wisher. Possibly in her day the weddings preceded christenings by a few months at least.
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Post by bjd on Oct 14, 2014 6:28:43 GMT
I just had a look at these recent pictures. I was struck by the extremely fancy clothes of the wedding party and the normal clothes of the guests (including the father) in the church.
To comment on what Kerouac said about weddings usually being on Saturdays in France, I think that's simply because many people don't go to work so are available to go to a wedding. Nothing says the civil ceremony and party have to be on the same day. When we went to a wedding in Paris in April, the civil ceremony took place on Friday morning, the wedding party on Saturday evening.
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