Wedding Weekend

This weekend we ventured out to Cave B winery at the Columbia River Gorge. If you have ever been to a show at the Gorge Amphitheater, then you were right next door to the winery.

The grounds were beautiful, and the cottages were nicely arranged with the topography, nestled into the hillside. There were some architectural detailing issues that I won't bore you with, but on the whole I thought the design was very well thought out.


We stayed in the Cavern Lofts, since we didn't want to kick down the bucks for one of the cottage units. The room interiors were not worth comment, but the placement into the hill and the bitchin view made it worth every penny (divided by the five who split the room.)

The wedding was really charming and unique. It was held in the middle of a circle of chairs, under a huppa held by the couple's parents. It incorporated a variety of Jewish and Quaker traditions that I had never heard of, like guests signing a certificate (this one was done by an Israeli artist) that is hung in the couples house. I was honored to read an (edited) excerpt from Catcher in the Rye. I was also honored to have my hand play host to a couple of copulating dragonflys during a reading from the Berakhot.

(note the first public viewing of the seersucker suit)

The food and wine were plentiful, followed by naptime, and then a pool party. After last call we laid on the grass and watched the remnants of the Perseids meteor shower. They weren't as plentiful as we had hoped, possibly we were on the wrong side of the building, but I was happy snuggling under the blanket where I was, and wouldn't have traded for any amount of meteors.