The Grande Finale
Here’s the problem. Our weddings are SO much fun. We all get there early, and as Maurice Sendak says – “Let the wild rumpus begin!”
I think many of you have the same families – we raise our children as a village. My sisters’ children are precious to me, and mine to them. They have visited back and forth between our houses since they were little. When we gather, you never know who will be with what family, which room people will gather in – it is one constant high-energy party.
And, it can also be totally exhausting!
Yesterday was the grand finale, THE wedding. It took place at Ainsley House, in Campbell, CA:
The weather has been unseasonably cool, so there was concern about rain during the wedding. Fortunately, it never rained, the sun came out, the bride was gorgeous and everything came off without a hitch. The bride and groom took their vows:
And then they exchanged rings:
After rings were exchanged, and the couple declared man and wife, the guests went on to the reception hall, while the bride and groom and family and attendants had a lengthy photo session. When we gathered for the wedding dinner, it was truly a night to remember!
I loved her table decorations; restrained, elegant, perfect for a beautifully planned wedding:
The wedding dinner:
The Greek side of the family danced, and the Iranian side laughed and said they were dancing Iranian style. The Iranians showed us all how to DANCE, and Sparkle is very very good at it. I think she had some coaching from her new daughter-in-law. Everyone had great fun comparing the different styles of dancing:
Our children are marrying into other “villages” and our own village just keeps expanding. It gives me such immense joy to watch this happen; the world grows smaller and smaller. Our children are choosing their mates with care – and joy! And they are choosing well, uniting us with tribes and clans who share the same values, if not nationalities.
We wish you all happiness, Earthling and Bride!
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Interesting hands and chunk of meat!
aww congrats.. i love the simplicity in those kinds of weddings..
Our wedding -and you may know that already- wont start till around 8:00PM… the bride would come in at around 10 or 10:30 and the groom follows after an hour or two! I have been to two weddings last weekend and stayed up till VERY LATE! I have been dead tired since then! My cousin’s wedding is this weekend I may take the day off work LOL
Thank you for noticing, Purg. I think their gentleness and love for one another showed in their hands.
ShoSho – I agree – simplicity puts the focus on the marriage, and keeps the fun in the wedding!
Ansam – I have been through a few of your weddings! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the clothes and the jewelry, and the food (OMG!) and you are right, by the time to go I am dying! I don’t know how you guys lead a normal life AND go to weddings! I would be taking lots of days off!
That steak looks REALLY tasty!
It’s funny the way Ansam describes it. Ironically weddings out here don’t take a whole day but preparing for those 3~4 hours, especially for the bride and women in general, take a lot of time. Days, weeks, months, even years! Get that dress, don’t get that one, go on a diet, spend hundreds at the sallon… etc.
Why can’t women make it through that day as easy as men do? π
Mac, the steak was tasty, but oh, I hoped so much for Iranian food! I want my family to know how good it is. I try to make it, and it is never so good as at Shebestan or local Iranian restaurants. Or made by my friends!
Congrats to both the bride and the groom! I wish them the best of luck and all the happiness π
a bit late I know π
Thanks, Yousef! You’re up EARLY!