With this ring I thee wed....again

Rincon de Guayabitos, Niyarit

-The Tompkins Family weds-

The boys were most upset that Remy and I had opted to leave our wedding rings at home in Canada  while we travelled to Mexico. I was worried that we might lose them in the ocean or God forbid if we did get accosted by some bad guys looking for jewels then they might get stolen. 

Bowen became concerned about our status and somehow thought we would be less married if we didn't have the rings to prove it.

So... the plan was that we would purchase some inexpensive rings in Mexico, Hollis would perform the ceremony and Bowen would be the ring bearer/ flower boy. Remy and I have talked many times about renewing our vows and having a big party to celebrate our 20th anniversary (only 1.5 years to go for that!) but instead we decided to spend that money traveling - sorry all.

 The boys seemed keen on this idea and while we were on our train trip to  Creel, touring the Copper Canyon, we found the perfect rings . (We later ate at the restaurant owned by the same family.)

 The rings  are made of braided copper- perhaps locally mined?! and cost $12 pesos each ( about $1.10)  We are very sentimental about these rings already and really hope that they don't make our fingers too green as we'd love to keep wearing them after our travels here.

The beach in Guayabitos was the perfect setting for us to have our little ceremony as we love
it so much here and we have made a few friends who could witness and take photos for us. All the planning:  script writing, flower gathering, ice purchasing, dressing, marguerita making and invitations took a grand total of about 30 minutes! All weddings should be this carefree.

 The boys created the flower arrangement to which Remy tied the rings onto. We were worried that Bowen might accidently drop them in the sand.

  I picked a hibiscus for my hair from the plant growing just outside the corner store where I also bought ice for our drinks and refreshments for the boys. I love all this one stop shopping.

Remy wrote some beautiful words and Hollis did a great job of officiating. Jeff and Pam were our chosen guests who also took video and pictures for us . Five  minutes later we were all toasting to our good fortune and raising a glass with a our newest friends and our two boys by our sides. We stayed late on the beach that night laying in the warm sand and watching the sun go down on yet another day in paradise.