Hacienda Las Trancas

Hacienda Las Trancas, originally uploaded by BillieS.

The family and I have just gotten back from Mexico, where I performed my second ever wedding ceremony, and the entire experience was absolutely magnificent! There is so much to tell about it I hardly know where to begin!

Above is a picture of the Hacienda where the bride and groom chose to get married. Imagine it candle lit with orange and purple streamers and flowers to match. That's how we spent this weekend.

The art of hospitality is as much a spiritual practice as prayer or meditation. The ability to make people feel at home someplace that isn't home to them is truly a blessing. Kelley and her husband and staff offer that blessing to those that visit, going to great lengths to keep everything flowing smoothly. Even the mariachis that played as I finished the final blessing, a quote from Robert Fulgham:

“May God bless you and keep you;
May the sun of many days and years shine upon you;
May the love you have for one another grow and hold you close;
May the good true light within you guide your way on together;
And long, long years from now, may you look at one another and be able to say,
'Because of you, I have lived the life I have always wanted to live –
Because of you I have become the person I longed to be.'
God bless, God bless, God bless.
Let the music and feasting and dancing begin!”

Where does the art of hospitality come into your life?

Hacienda Las Trancas, originally uploaded by BillieS.