It was a wedding but are they married?

The Portland Wedding was an extravaganza. You could tell by the months of preparation, the columns and marble at the site, and the amount of fancy dressed guests. It would be difficult to calculate the amount of hours spent just to search for the perfect dresses for the bridal party alone. They all surfaced that night in off white and beige which matched exactly the flowers on the table and the gift bags with tulip bulbs.
The ceremony itself was brief. I heard no vows spoken by anyone but the person who married them declared them married "by the power you have given me". The Washington State Superior Court Judge next to me was skeptical but she also likes controversy. She had just been to a wedding in India and that ceremony lasted for three days.
The celebration began quickly with drink, food, speeches and finally dancing. I spent the entire evening visiting with about three people and then it was suddenly time to leave. I met one person who had met Bill Clinton several times and then George Bush once, I visited with my cousin's wife, and had a few random conversations with the aunts, uncles and cousins and then everyone began getting cabs to leave.
We spent several hours that day at a spa where seven of us had ourselves glamored up for the big event. The bride had two stylists curling her long, red hair while another massaged her hands. The junior bridesmaid had curls held to the top of her head with 42 bobbi pins.
The best part of the weekend for me was being downtown in Portland. Downtown means having a doorman at the hotel, walking to Peet's for coffee and then shopping at Nordstrom's only a few blocks away.
The really best part of the weekend was having Lucas at the airport to meet me when I arrived home. I wish I could put his photo here but I can't figure out the photo thing now. I've spent an hour or two trying yesterday and nothing worked. As soon as I can I hope to add photos.