What a beautiful report. Thanks, Shir! I've not had the pleasure of meeting Nilly yet but I have no trouble imagining her exactly as you describe. And I'm sure she knows the other Buffistas were there in spirit.

Nilly, my very, very best wishes to you and your husband for now and for the rest of your lives together. Wishing you all the happiness in the world.

OK, first aid question:

I managed to hit my finger into a nail that was hidden in the banister, but not that hard, so now there's a bubble of blood under my skin. I figured I need to get it out somehow, but I don't have any sterile needle on me or anything like that. My own nails don't help much.

Is it bad to leave it like that for a few hours until I'll get home and my nurse-mom will handle it? Should I try and burst it out myself? (I have few decorative pins on me, but they're hardly what you'll call sterile.

Let mom take care of it, Shir.

I can't thank you enough for the wedding detail. I have witnessed the joy and love that surrounds Nilly's smile so it is easy to imagine the scene.

What a lovely report. Thanks, Shir.

I hope you and Nilly were feeling the love for all of us.

What a lovely thing to read first thing!

Yay! Thanks, Shir.

Much joy to Nilly and her new DH. Thanks, Shir, for sharing this with us.

Thank you for sharing that, Shir!

I hope the pictures, once that Nilly will approve them to be public, will clarify the things that I can't put into words. Because this post feels too little for such a joyful event.

Oh, Shir-- you did a lovely, lovely job.

Shir what a beautiful account of Nilly & H's wedding. Thank you so much. I've met Nilly, and the love just pours off of her in normal (albeit happy) experiences, so I can only imagine the force of it at her wedding. I'm so happy it was so wonderful. I can't wait until she gives you some picture approval.

(Also, it sounds like you just have a blood blister on your finger. Don't worry about it. Don't poke it with anything. Wait and let your mother decide.)