Last Sunday was Hollie's wedding. It was held at Castle Rumble, a venue in Waterford, Queensland. This guy bought a large tract of land and built a castle on it, but had to stop before it was fully built. Now, 40-some years later, the exterior of the castle is finished but the middle is still open-air. Hollie had made the wedding Venice Carnival/Renaissance themed and so everyone dressed in their most theatrical costumes. I was told to wear bright colors, so i picked up some monks robes and rainbow yak wool slippers in Nepal. While I was the only Buddhist monk in attendance, I was certainly not out of place. Hollie arrived dressed in a blue princess gown and introduced me to her husband Dana. Dana, who is 6'6", was wearing all black and had his hair done up in a way that reminded me of 1600's Europe, a la the movie Amadeus, black nail polish and red eye liner. The ceremony was conducted outside in this garden with beautiful flowers. Not being a traditional wedding, there was no priest or anything. Instead, a husband and wife couple, who were friends of Hollie and Dana, led a ceremony worshipping the god and goddess and blessing Hollie and Dana.