Jen & Derek's Wedding

Big, yes, fat maybe, Italian definitely!

When I saw the movie, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", I thought of my family...except replace "Italian" in there....

My family is relatively big, if you count extended cousins of my parents and my grandparents and all of their family members. Derek's family is also large, since his Dad has several siblings. I was asked in a comment if either or both of us are Italian. I am Italian, but Derek is not. But he looks the part, with his dark hair and dark eyes and olive-y skin. I, on the other hand, don't look Italian in the traditional sense, but based on the way my family members from Italy look, I am truly Italian. My grandma and her mother were both short, pale skinned, had dark hair, and dark eyes. My grandma used to tell me that I looked like her Aunt Antoinette, who had eyes "like a gypsy".

Our wedding will have definite "big, fat, Italian" components. I plan for there to be lots of food, Frank Sinatra music at every opportunity, and Tiramisu for the wedding cake. Derek is 100% behind all of this, and he's embracing his "Italian-by-marriage" identity very well.