Went to a wedding in the weekend organised mostly by people who are blind. The bride's costume was more about the beads than the colour. And decorating the venue didn't rate too highly... but the music was good, and the words well chosen.
It was held in this absolutely amazing old house in Masterton. It was Massive. There were 4 three seater couches in the lounge, plus other furniture, and the furniture looked lost. There was a tree house out the back the same size as a large garden shed which had electricity. And the whole thing is owned by a single blind lady. Said to hubby we couldn't buy the place - even if we could afford the property, how would we furnish it???
We noticed too that the disability subculture is alive and kicking. Everyone we met was either disabled, married to someone disabled, or working with the disabled. There were five guide dogs there, at $23,000 a pop, those are flash accessories.
There was quite a bit of singing at the speeches - I wonder if it is easier of harder getting up and singing if you can't see who is looking at you?