On September 8th 2008, it was my very great pleasure to give my daughter, Stella, away in marriage.
The ceremony was in
Rome at the Palazzo Brancaccio, located on Colle Oppio, the ancient
Roman Hill near
Nero’s “Domus Aurea”.
The bride, Stella is from Wembley,
England (but half-Italian and hence the location) and the groom, Charles (
aka Charlie or Chuck) was originally from
San Diego, USA. Both are now living in northern
Italy. Stella is doing post-doc research
work in aeronautical engineering at the University of Udine, while Charlie is a Captain in the USAF flying very fast aeroplanes.
The wedding went well, with a few tears. The reception was at Castel Gandolfo, next door to the Pope's summer villa and overlooking Lake Albano. Can't get much more romantic than that!
The groom's family came over from the USA, of course - 5 adults and a 6 month old baby. It was my duty (and pleasure) to give them a tour of
Venice and
Rome. I think they appreciated it, apart from the baby who (wisely) slept through my comments.