the decorations
I wanted a low-key wedding but that is hard to find in Chile. Chair covers, formal dinner setting, blah blah blah. I fought hard against it but in the end had to cave because I couldnt find a place to rent plastic lawn chairs and had to go with white covered ones. Oh-well. But we selected a fall theme with all colors. We put leaf candles and frames with pictures of us with our families/friends from growing up. We also placed a homemade placemat with a crossword and wordsearch about the happy couple. something new for the Chileans. They seemed to like it
Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more 
