Destination Weddings

We walked up to the jardin to a terrace bar overlooking the jardin and the parroquia for Friday afternoon people watching. As usual, the jardin (town square) was full of people, locals and gringos, as this is the place to be for people watching.
There appeared two human puppets, dressed as a bride and groom. Human puppets are about twice the height of people and the "puppeteer" is inside, looking out of an opening below the chest so they can navigate. They and the wedding reception party were waiting for the bride and groom (gringos) to appear. The mariachis played and the bride and groom danced. After a while, a donkey, gaily decorated with flowers led the bride and groom, the reception party up the street and around back to the square, accompanied by the mariachis, dancing all the way.

Just after this group left, local people, beautifully dressed in evening attire, started going into the parochia. A beautiful bride and her father appeared and also entered for her wedding. As we walked back down the calle to our home, we passed a few straggler guests who did not get to the church before the bride. Hopefully they got there to see the vows.

                                                                                   The parochia on another day.