London and the Big Wedding
![](8-28-10a.jpg)
Running into Dylan a few days before the wedding.
![](8-28-10b.jpg)
On our way to a seven-course meal at Gordon Ramsay's restaurant in Claridge's, a 5-star hotel in the Mayfair district.
![](8-28-10d.jpg)
Dinner with family (Patrice listening to Pam, and John and Pauline, the bride's parents, on either side of Carol).
![](8-28-10e.jpg)
We explore the streets near Picadilly Circus on our way to Leicester Square, where we buy discount tickets for that night's performance of Billy Elliot.
![](8-28-10f.jpg)
In front of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square.
![](8-28-10g.jpg)
In the complex of federal buildings of Whitehall. We also tour Churchill's underground bunker and war museum.
![](8-28-10h.jpg)
A double-decker bus tour includes this disturbing sculpture near the Marble Arch.
![](8-28-10i.jpg)
Palace of Westminster, where the British Parliament meets.
![](8-28-10j.jpg)
Walking through the park near Buckingham Palace.
![](8-28-10k.jpg)
Ready to get married. In English weddings, the groom sits just in front of his parents, waiting for his bride.
![](8-28-10l.jpg)
Fully focused.
![](8-28-10m.jpg)
Husband and wife!
![](8-28-10n.jpg)
Seal the deal.
![](8-28-10o.jpg)
We're thrilled too!
![](8-28-10p.jpg)
Posing for a few photos.
![](8-28-10q.jpg)
A dance to celebrate their marriage. Dylan and Rebecca soon head off for their honeymoon in Paris and we fly to Tuscany.