Last night I went to the wedding of two of my friends here in Monterrey. Katey works as a B2B STINTER and has lived here for over a year. Rene is the son of the pastor of Nuevo Pacto Church where I attend. He leads worship there and disciples some of the teens who live on the B2B campus.
Katey and Rene's wedding was beautiful! It was held at a beautiful quinta out in the country. Several staff families participated in the wedding as "padrinos." Padrinos are couples the bride and groom think highly of and who participate in the ceremony by presenting the bride and groom with various symbolic gifts. Aside from the traditional wedding rings, the bride and groom were given silver coins to represent God's provision for their new family and Rene's vow to provide for his family. They were given Bibles to symbolize God's Word being the light unto their path and the place to turn to with questions. Last, a lasso was placed around the new couple to symbolize the joining together and creation of one family. I really loved the symbolism behind the gifts and how each pointed so clearly back to Jesus. The wedding was performed in English but translated into Spanish. Rene said his vows in English for Katey and Katey said hers in Spanish for him. It was so beautiful!
After the ceremony there was dancing and food until all hours of the night! Mexicans know how to party when it comes to weddings!!! I left the festivities around 1:00 am after many salsa dances, a Mariachi band, and the traditional Mexican wedding songs. The party was still going strong however! Enjoy the Pictures!
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