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Last weekend, Matt and I traveled to LA for the wedding of Cousin Ken. Of all my cousins, I am closest to Ken – we’re almost the same age, and with his medical school and residency, I think he and I spent nearly the same amount of time in graduate school. (‘Course, he seemed to enjoy his education more than I did, but let’s not go there.) Ken is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet, he’s an eternally glass-half-full and where’s-the-silver-lining sort of optimist. He married a wonderful lady podiatrist that he met during his residency, Mary. Two doctors, woot! Can you imagine the kids they’re going to have?
They had a Catholic ceremony in Mary’s family’s church, and a reception followed at a hotel in Long Beach. Ken is a huge Disneyland fan (no, really – in his younger days, he’d go there every month at least), and they had a Mickey&Minnie cake topper. Actually, the whole cake was hilarious:
During the cake cutting, they put on a top hat and bridal veil with mouse ears.
My Dad’s 3 sisters live in California, and their families are all still in the area. Matt and I hadn’t seen some of the cousins and an uncle in 5 years, it was so nice to have a family reunion. My parents are on the left (standing) with the rest of Dad’s siblings and their spouses. Everyone is so cute, it kills me. (Just for reference, my Mom is about 5′ 2″.) Whenever I hug any of them, they’re so tiny, I worry about breaking their bones with my embrace.
Matt towers head and shoulders over all of us. Family pictures with him crack me up because his face is usually at the top of the frame, and everyone else shows up somewhere in the middle of the photo. Case in point:
Matt, he comes from a taller peoples
Congratulations, Mary and Ken! May you live happily ever after!
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Ohhhh… good photos. I love the cake and the mouse ears – cool people you are related to!
Comment by Cathy 02.12.06 @ 11:15 amAwww! They are all too cute. I love how happy the couple look. Very much in love. I wish them the best!
Comment by Rosa 02.12.06 @ 11:56 amLooks like a good time was had by all! Glad you got the chance to venture out to see the happy couple.
Comment by Anne 02.12.06 @ 12:23 pmVery nice family photos. Your cousin Ken and wife look happy. Congratulations to them.
Comment by Chery 02.12.06 @ 1:13 pmWhat a beautiful couple! And look at that cake! Oh, and your supercute family!
Comment by diana 02.12.06 @ 1:36 pmThat picture of Matt with your family is too funny. Reminds me of pictures of me with my college boyfriend…forever in the axilla, heh. You have a very nice looking family.
Comment by Barb 02.12.06 @ 3:05 pmThat is the best cake! I had a Cinderella topper, and my husband proposed at the wishing well at Disneyland. We’re Disneyland nuts too 
Hey! Nice to see and Matt looking fine. Indeed, you have an extremely cute family.
Comment by claudia 02.12.06 @ 3:39 pmOh, congratulations to the newlyweds and your whole family! Looks like a wonderful time was had by all.
Comment by Cassie 02.13.06 @ 6:48 amFamily weddings are the best! (But good friends’ beautiful, intimate weddings…esp. involving sake and small cannons at cozy B&B’s are right up there in my book!) With all due respect to the very cute bridal couple, that group photo of your parents, aunts and uncles is really very special. You should have it printed & framed — I bet they would all love to have it.
Comment by Kristine 02.13.06 @ 1:00 pmHehe – my brother’s 6’4 and I’m 5’10 — it confuses people that we can be 100% Japanese-American and be this tall. We stick out in our wedding pictures among our relatives pretty well. I’m a little scared of how much taller the 5th generation will be.
Comment by k8 02.17.06 @ 1:59 pmHey from Mary and Ken (June’s cousin) Thanks for all the nice comments. Read them all. We really had a terrific time at our wedding. And we are so glad that June and Matt also came out to see us. The animals on our cake are our stuffed animals we have at home. Just thought they should be a part of all the fun too! Thanks everyone! K&M
Comment by Ken & Mary 02.19.06 @ 12:16 am