Wedded Bliss in Blue Lake

 

Gloria and Marco got married on Friday! Gloria, an amazing LL toddler teacher to both of our boys, and our most trusted babysitter (including for out-of-town weekends!), has now moved from childcare into the field of medicine, but still lives locally and invited us to her wedding in Blue Lake! She and Marco met in P.E. in high school, and dated long-distance for many years before Marco joined Gloria in Humboldt County. 

Blue Lake, a few miles east of us, has more sun than our coast, and it was actually almost-warm for the afternoon wedding at Hilltop Estates (where we'd never been)!  Outdoor weddings on the North Coast can be weather-iffy (we've only been to a couple of others), but Marco and Gloria lucked out with a sunny June afternoon.

Iver was reunited with beloved sister of the bride (and former LL teacher during his Zoom kinder year), Jovita, who moved "home" to be closer to her (and Gloria's) family since she has a one-year-old!  Most of the guests attending the wedding made the trip up from Gloria and Marco's hometown of Los Baños.

The Wedding party and guests included many Little Learners teachers.

Beloved teachers of the boys, Angela and Matt, who left Humboldt a couple of years ago, drove up the coast!

Cila

The ceremony was short and sweet (a rapid eleven minutes, including vows!) and then the couple took photos and we had snacks, followed by dinner and dancing.

We caught a selfie with the happy couple!

The Estate had a really cool redwood swing, which entertained the boys (there was also a basketball court and lawn games). 

Just Married!!

We loved being invited to the couple's special day and wish them a lifetime of love!