Kim and Brad Get Married!

On May 26, Janet and Phil did a little touring around the Annapolis Valley.  It appears to be very beautiful, but when being viewed through heavy rain, it can be difficult to tell.

They went to Grand Pre National Historic sight, which is a museum dedicated to the history of the Acadian people in Nova Scotia and their ultimate expulsion by the British.  Janet said it was really interesting and bonus!  It was free!  As this is Canada's 150 birthday, all National Parks are free.

Part of the museum is The Covenanter Church, which is the oldest extant Presbyterian church in Canada.  Extant!  Janet loves this word, but has to admit that she was forced to look up the meaning.  "Still in existence, surviving."  The church is two centuries old.

The pew boxes are original.  The best boxes were rented by families of means.  Farmers and other common folk were forced to sit in the balcony.

They passed some cute Nova Scotian cows.

They went to Lucketts Vineyard for lunch.  They have a British phone booth on their land.

Next up was Brad and Kim's reherasal reception and dinner.  Brad is a craft beer brewer, so it was only fitting they had "Betroth" Ale!

The dinner was great and lots of fun.

That's Brad, just to the right of the red sign in the window.

 Janet and Phil sat with Kim, bridesmaid Ashleigh and two other friends.

Out of focus Ashleigh is hosting a game with Kim's out of focus sister!

Finally, the big day arrives!

 Getting ready to go to the service.

 The service was in a yurt at Ross Creek Centre for Performing Arts.

Devon, Christine and Aunt T as well as Kim's family did a fabulous job on flowers and decorating the venue.

 Apparently, Nova Scotians are big on dancing.  They had Square Dancing!

Whilst Janet and Phil did not participate in the accommodation at Ross Creek (see previous post about Planters Barracks with heat and running water!), there were a couple of different options at Ross Creek.  One was an old farmhouse that had several bedrooms.  The other option were some rustic cabins.  The heating, is pictured below - one per cabin!

More of Brad's handiwork - Mead, whose origins are thought to be about 8,000 years old and predates wine.  It is an alcoholic beverage made with honey.

"Mead Me at the Altar".  Isn't that cute?