Day 9: Wales – Ruthin
Our reason for visiting Ruthin was to attend the wedding of our dear friends daughter, Chrissie, who is also my beautiful God daughter. She is a vet in Ruthin and I gather, with all the farms in the area, she must be very busy.
After Chrissie’s engagement to Huw a year ago, Jean visited Ruthin from the US to scout out wedding venues. Chrissie indulgently followed her mom around castles and other wedding venues in the area but her vision was a farm wedding.
So after many wrong turns, through impossibly narrow lanes, we eventually arrived on a muddy green field, next to where Chrissie and Huw stay, to help set up for her farm wedding.
Despite the rainy weather, the day was abuzz with flower arranging, table setting, assisting caterers and the thousands of other jobs needed to have everything perfect for the 250 guests the next day. Jean demands perfection and wedding planning this event from the States was a Herculean effort, culminating in her close friends and family helping her pull the last bits together.
After a full day of setting up, 50 friends and family, from Australia, South Africa, Switzerland, Holland and the UK, were invited to dinner in the teepee next to the tent. They had hired a pizza truck and beer on tap. An exciting evening was had by all with an air of anticipation for the day ahead.
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