Wedding Story, Part One-The Before Party

The Before Party was held at the home of Petar and Jelena. There was a ton of food (we have a theme here...our Croatian friends eat very well) and wine and drinks. The rain stopped and people were able to stand on the porch and talk. 

There was a lot of hugging and kissing. We have another theme here! This is Petar's mom, Zrinka, and sister, Ana. They both showed us such a wonderful time. 

Here is Zrinka and her handsome son, the groom. Notice the interesting wall colors. They have really done some fabulous things with color. Let's take a quick peek...

Isn't that a cool wall and shelf?

Check out this couch...and the parquet floor...and the yellow door going to the next room.
Nice place for the new couple, huh?
OK...back to Wedding Story, Part One.

Igor and Ana's children, Ema and Sven, flower girl and ring bearer, respectively,  looked very happy and were totally adorable.

A half hour before the wedding, Petar and Jelena got into their decorated limousine (note the chile peppers hanging from the bouquet) and drove out to the Church of Saint Nikolas in a small town by the sea. They were followed by all their friends who honked their horns all the way to the wedding. When they got to the church, the men all got in a circle and had a convivial drink of Meditza (honey liquor) from the same bottle...

To be continued.