Christina and Micah's Wedding Part II

The morning of the wedding, we paid a visit to the yard of Joe Minter, an outsider artist who lives and works in Birmingham. Although we didn't actually get to talk to Mr. Minter, we were able to see a lot of his work in the yard, where he creates sculptures out of found materials dealing with aspects of American history. We heard that he is happy to guide people through his "African Village in America," so we were disappointed that we missed him.







Right next to his yard is a historic black graveyard.


We couldn't spend too long exploring, though, before we had to go back to get pretty for the wedding. Here's Mags in her beautiful blue and gold sari.

She and Micah's best man, Reiner, sang a duet

there was a kiss

and they were married!




And then we got down!

Congratulations Christina and Micah!

Christina and Micah's Wedding

Last Thanksgiving, the halfie crew drove (yes, *drove*) down to Birmingham, AL to celebrate Christina and Micah's wedding. We stood around the kitchen with the bride's father,

made some new friends,


and sampled the down home cuisine.


What I'm trying right there is a specialty of Micah's family. It's orange jello with a marshmallow topping, sprinkled with grated cheddar cheese. I don't think it needs further explanation.
While the menfolk watched the football game, the ladies gathered to get a preview of the wedding dress.


A lot of Christina's family had come. There were pleats to be arranged, bling to be decided on, and a sister to snuggle.





Then we had a song, courtesy of Christina's mom.


Afterwards, we went out with friends of Christina and Micah's to sample some of Birmingham nightlife. Dinner,

and dancing, of course!