Recap: Remnants of Hurricane Ike

Even though our wedding took place over a year and a half after Hurricane Ike hit Galveston, we were still reminded of the hurricane on our wedding day. I started visiting reception sites on the island just a few months after Ike, and almost every site we visited had water and wind damage. Everyone assured me they were able to make repairs by the time our wedding rolled around.

Notice the boarded up windows at the Hotel Galvez in the picture above.

Several Galveston attractions like the Railroad Museum were still closed on our wedding weekend. It was disappointing to not be able to take our extended families to those fun places.

"Ike Water Line" signs can be seen all over the island, especially on the Strand where the water level was over 10 feet. We came across this one on our little jaunt on the street between the ceremony and the reception.