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Friday, 6 January, 2012
The Obligatory Wedding Photo Post - Part 4
The best saved for last, here is part 4 of 4 in my wedding photo series: The Reception!
Alright. Here we go. So the dinner started a little late because family photos took longer than expected...but I hear this is perfectly normal, so no big deal. Anyhow, here is what the reception décor looked like:
I'd say that's it, but really, that's just all for now. We actually did a special wedding party shoot the next morning down in Gastown. Hopefully I get those photos soon, and when I do, I'll post them here!
All photos taken by my private photographer unless otherwise stated. You can see more of Ashley's Photography here.
Alright. Here we go. So the dinner started a little late because family photos took longer than expected...but I hear this is perfectly normal, so no big deal. Anyhow, here is what the reception décor looked like:
Immediately following our grand entrance, we did a short Indian cultural ceremony in which Khaleel's mom blessed us, then we finished with a particular part called "The Saapatia Ceremony" where two small clay pots were put on the floor in front of us and we were up on a stool, and on a countdown, we were supposed to jump off and break them with our feet. Each contains lentils, silver, sugar and turmeric representing the bounty of nature, wealth, sweetness and harmony and good health. It is believed that the first to break the saapatia will rule the household. While I suspect Khaleel did hold back about a second and let me jump first, I still didn't break mine. He cracked his right away, but I wasn't letting mine get away with it. I stomped and stomped...eventually Khaleel says to me "You want me to do it?" UGH.
This photo by Ashley Lena Photography:
Everybody else thought it was hilarious...
Then it was dinner time! This photo by Ashley Lena Photography:
And cupcake time - our cupcakes with our little rainy day bride and groom cake-topper (I painted the groom brown :p)
This photo by Ashley Lena Photography:
This photo by Ashley Lena Photography:
This photo by Ashley Lena Photography:
This photo by Ashley Lena Photography:
Par-tay time!
I'd say that's it, but really, that's just all for now. We actually did a special wedding party shoot the next morning down in Gastown. Hopefully I get those photos soon, and when I do, I'll post them here!
All photos taken by my private photographer unless otherwise stated. You can see more of Ashley's Photography here.
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Wednesday, 4 January, 2012
The Obligatory Wedding Photo Post - Part 3
So here is part 3 of 4 in my wedding photo series: Getting Ready & Ceremony
Having nothing to do officially for the Friday was so great because after the gong-show that was the Thursday festivities, it was nice to have a breather before the big plunge. Or a calm before the storm, as I called it at the time.
Getting up that morning was a strange experience. It felt like a birthday when you're a little kid, with everyone making a big fuss over you. I came out of my room because I heard my girls (a few stayed the night) rustling around and trying to be quiet...which, in a 700-square foot apartment is like trying to sneak past a starving pride of lions over a whoopee cushion floor. Yeah. Imagine that. So anyhow, they told me to go back to bed, and that one of them was just going out to grab Starbucks for the lot of us. So that was nice. When I finally did get up, there was Starbucks, a fruit platter, pain de chocolat, and a bottle of champagne chilling in my ice bucket. It was a great start to the day!
My makeup artist, Jayna, who is basically the greatest thing to happen to makeup since SPF was built into foundation, showed up right on time with her assistant - and the beautifying commenced. We girls had a great time lounging, being pampered, drinking mimosas, and chatting. We found out later that the boys had been fussing over their car decorations for the better part of the day, out in the cold, with a McDonald's breakfast, and apparently Khaleel lost a cufflink. Not that it's a competition, but...we win. Here are some shots of the getting ready action:
Then we made the trip to the venue, which I will admit, was the hardest part for me since I was freaking out over the thought of walking down the aisle in front of hundreds of people. Trust me, it's a scary concept. I started to feel better however, once inside the bridal room:
Stay tuned for part 4 of 4 in my wedding photo series - a look at the latter half of the day, The Reception!
All photos taken by my private photographer unless otherwise stated. You can see more of Ashley's Photography here.
Having nothing to do officially for the Friday was so great because after the gong-show that was the Thursday festivities, it was nice to have a breather before the big plunge. Or a calm before the storm, as I called it at the time.
Getting up that morning was a strange experience. It felt like a birthday when you're a little kid, with everyone making a big fuss over you. I came out of my room because I heard my girls (a few stayed the night) rustling around and trying to be quiet...which, in a 700-square foot apartment is like trying to sneak past a starving pride of lions over a whoopee cushion floor. Yeah. Imagine that. So anyhow, they told me to go back to bed, and that one of them was just going out to grab Starbucks for the lot of us. So that was nice. When I finally did get up, there was Starbucks, a fruit platter, pain de chocolat, and a bottle of champagne chilling in my ice bucket. It was a great start to the day!
My makeup artist, Jayna, who is basically the greatest thing to happen to makeup since SPF was built into foundation, showed up right on time with her assistant - and the beautifying commenced. We girls had a great time lounging, being pampered, drinking mimosas, and chatting. We found out later that the boys had been fussing over their car decorations for the better part of the day, out in the cold, with a McDonald's breakfast, and apparently Khaleel lost a cufflink. Not that it's a competition, but...we win. Here are some shots of the getting ready action:
The black silk wraps were part of the girls' bridal gifts from me (they also got cream coloured pashmina scarves, crystal snowflake brooches, and black leather gloves)
The fabulous Jayna, working her magic:
The boys who showed up to pick up the rings, because my husband-to-be FORGOT them the night before...good times were had by that:
Then we made the trip to the venue, which I will admit, was the hardest part for me since I was freaking out over the thought of walking down the aisle in front of hundreds of people. Trust me, it's a scary concept. I started to feel better however, once inside the bridal room:
Dad seeing my dress for the first time:
My Cinderella moment!
This photo by Ashley Lena Photography:
Woot! 8 years!
I loved the Christmas decorations wrapped around the banisters!
This photo by Ashley Lena Photography:
So that was the first half of the big day.
Stay tuned for part 4 of 4 in my wedding photo series - a look at the latter half of the day, The Reception!
All photos taken by my private photographer unless otherwise stated. You can see more of Ashley's Photography here.
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