Mary Lou and Jay Celebrate their 30th Marriage Anniversary
With the absence of the Jaded Report in print over the past couple of years, many of you may have missed out on the story of last year's big celebration.
But it's never too late to congratulate the Ridingers on their more than thirty years of love and life-long collaboration.
Here's our chance to reminisce...
On the afternoon of Friday, December 28th 2007 at Casa Las Victorias, Mary Lou and Jay hosted friends and family from around the world for the party of the year.
The central courtyard was graced with white tents for shade and relaxation, the corridors bloomed bright with white lilies and pink roses, and the story of their romantic 1977 Medieval-themed wedding was displayed in pictures throughout the house. Guests enjoyed the music of Arturo Barrientos and his Orquesta de Violines. Jay and Mary Lou cut their three tiered white anniversary cake and popped open a bottle of wine they had received at their wedding.
When I asked Mary Lou's sister, Georgeann, what she remembered most about the event, she said, "For me it was poignant to see the wedding costumes and the old wedding pictures. People who we have known, some now gone. And I guess thinking of the garden and all the people who have tended it...The photo of Jake when he was little, bent by the gardener, imitating him, and Dona Carmen cooking her tamales out on the garden 'grill'. Of course, it was amazing to see Jay and ML cut a cake and remember how many years that it had been."
Below are some favorite photographs of the Anniversary. Comments are welcome, please share your memories of last year's party, and perhaps of the Ridinger's wedding itself.
With the absence of the Jaded Report in print over the past couple of years, many of you may have missed out on the story of last year's big celebration.But it's never too late to congratulate the Ridingers on their more than thirty years of love and life-long collaboration.
Here's our chance to reminisce...
On the afternoon of Friday, December 28th 2007 at Casa Las Victorias, Mary Lou and Jay hosted friends and family from around the world for the party of the year.
The central courtyard was graced with white tents for shade and relaxation, the corridors bloomed bright with white lilies and pink roses, and the story of their romantic 1977 Medieval-themed wedding was displayed in pictures throughout the house. Guests enjoyed the music of Arturo Barrientos and his Orquesta de Violines. Jay and Mary Lou cut their three tiered white anniversary cake and popped open a bottle of wine they had received at their wedding.When I asked Mary Lou's sister, Georgeann, what she remembered most about the event, she said, "For me it was poignant to see the wedding costumes and the old wedding pictures. People who we have known, some now gone. And I guess thinking of the garden and all the people who have tended it...The photo of Jake when he was little, bent by the gardener, imitating him, and Dona Carmen cooking her tamales out on the garden 'grill'. Of course, it was amazing to see Jay and ML cut a cake and remember how many years that it had been."
Below are some favorite photographs of the Anniversary. Comments are welcome, please share your memories of last year's party, and perhaps of the Ridinger's wedding itself.
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