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Patty and I just returned from our trip to Idaho to witness the marriage of Ian Cambron to Luna-Michelle Strasser. The wedding took place just outside of the mountain mining town of Atlanta, Idaho in the shadows of Graylock Mountain.

Ian is a wonderful young man. We are very pleased to welcome him into our family. Luna-Michelle is Patty’s daughter and my step-daughter who we love very much.

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The wedding took place at 2:00 p.m. on a warm day under the pines next to a cold mountain river. A circle of chairs in a circle clearing broken only by the flower laced arch where the vows were to be spoken made a gorgeous setting all by itself. The love and peace of the witnesses gathered in this place lifted the heart and added an unseen beauty to the entire service.

The ceremony was preformed by Ian & Luna-Michelle’s friend, Grasshopper, who returned from a recent sojourn with his wife, Lavender, to Laos and Thailand. He preformed a lovely service which made Patty and I think back to our own wedding in the trees some ten years earlier.

After the ceremony was completed we moved one hundred yards to a large open area where tables were filled with food and drink. Much to my surprise, considering we were in Idaho, I found that one of the dishes was a delicious gumbo made by a man named Miner John who had spent much of his life in Louisiana.

Also, much to my surprise, a pretty good local ‘Bluegrass’ band had set up and was playing “Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms”.

We all ate our fill as the keg was tapped and the beer began to flow. I watched as barefoot hippies and youngsters sat and shot the breeze with anaesthesiologists and Intel engineers. It was quite a sight.

Luna-Michelle joined the band for a while and played guitar as she sang a song she had written for Ian. Soon others joined the band for improvisational performances as well. We were amazed at the conglomeration of talent in the crowd.

We wish we could have stayed and partied into the night with these interesting and eclectic people but sadly, we had to break camp early the next day for our trip home.

We saw in Ian and Luna-Michelle a love that we wish they will carry with them always. I personally believe their love-light will shine on. After all, they have an eternal light in Sky.