Yeah, I really wanted to run around and take pictures myself, but I knew I'd be too busy to do that, and I was.
Boy, I had no idea. I knew it would be hard to get around and talk to everyone, but it was even harder than I imagined. Kat and I barely ate anything, didn't finish our slice of cake, and ended up eating at Cracker Barrel around the corner after we packed everything up.
The sword arch was truly fantastic, and we handed out several loaners to folks who didn't bring swords. I had enough Albions with scabbards to equip the groomsmen (except Jon who brought a katana). I spent some of Friday afternoon cleaning the swords to get them ready, and that included going over the entire blade surface on some of the cheaper CAS-Iberia pieces with a dremel (the blades had turned a nice light brown/grey color). The Albions, thankfully, just needed to have the pommels and guards cleaned up a little, which brightened up just fine with some steel wool and CLR. I did notice a few marks and pits on a couple of my blades, but no active rust. I really need to clean them much more often.
It took us a long time to get here, to make things official, but the wedding was great and we're very happy with how it all played out. I can't wait to see the professional photos!
