Good morning, villagers ~
Hoping to get back to "normal" routine today. Last week was all discombobulated from being away at sewing retreat last weekend. Not really sure a "retreat" is worth it when it takes so much effort to get ready for the thing, so much work during the thing, and so many days recuperating and catchup from being away for the thing.
Yesterday was the big family wedding for DH's nephew. I'm glad I dressed up. DH and I were still a little underdressed, but at least I wore a skirt and nice jewelry, and he wore a dress shirt with his khaki pants. His brothers all wore ties and maybe DH should have, too, but there were lots of other men there without ties.
The new niece's wedding dress was very beautiful, strapless and form fitting. Her attendants wore yellow, typical bridesmaid dresses with halter style bodices. The men's tuxedo vests were dark purple. Mother of the bride (DH's sis) wore a black ruffled skirt, and her shell & matching jacket were blue & black print brocade with lots of sparkle.
A huge beautiful church that I'd never seen before. I was joking with one of the sisters-in-law afterward, asking if the marriage was still "official" when the pastor used a tablet computer for the ceremony instead of a traditional Bible.

It's a non-denominational church and all looked very new and modern. The 2 musicians were wonderful, playing a guitar and stand-up bass.
Reception in a rented hall. Waited over 2 hours between the wedding ceremony and when the bridal party arrived at the reception. Supper was beef
and chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, corn, tea roll with butter, and little bowl of lettuce with salad dressing. The menfolk were happy with the meal, although I would have liked more green veggies.
We stayed through the first 3 dances (bride & groom, bride with father, groom with mother) and then DH was more than ready to get out of there and come home.