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Saturday, August 28, 2010

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

On Monday, July 19th, we were delighted to witness the marriage of our friends Shonna and Joel. It was a lovely summer day and the venue was the Bridge House Restaurant in North Vancouver.

Here are some photos of their beautiful day:

The marquee (which we and a few others arrived early to decorate)...

Angharad and I...

Music while the guests were getting seated...

Joel and Don waiting...

Here comes the bride...

The ceremony...

Signing...

The recessional song ("You're My Best Friend")...

Rings...

Newlyweds...

While the bride and groom were off getting photos taken between the ceremony and the reception, the guests had free entry to Capilano Suspension Bridge across the road - Vancouver's oldest tourist attraction...

The bride and groom arriving back for lunch...

Insert scrumptious buffet meal here - the only photo Ben took was of the bread pile...

The cake...

Other reception photos...

Cute babies (Claire, Aydin and Merra)...

Sisters with their hubbies (and Claire)...

Us with Shonna and Joel...

Kids playing...

Angharad, Myla, Shonna and Juanita...

And the departure...

What a wonderful day - we were so happy to be there!

PS. More photos in the Jul-Aug '10 Picasa album.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

A pre-wedding weekend...

The weekend before Joel and Shonna's July 19th wedding, they organised a couple of get-togethers to help the out-of-town visitors and the local crew get to know each other.

On Friday night, we had a superb Mexican feast at Shonna's house. The chefs were Joel's sister Anne and her husband Luis (who is from Mexico). It must be quite a feat to cook for 30+ people in someone else's home (or in one's own home, for that matter) - we're impressed! Ben didn't take many photos that night, but trust us, it was delicious!!!

On Saturday morning, we had an informal wedding rehearsal at Monday's wedding venue: The Bridge House Restaurant, opposite Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver. Here are a few pics from that:

Here comes the bride...

Angharad and I...

Gerard and Claire...

Jill (Shonna and Janelle's sister-in-law)...

Alex and Kate (Mark and Jill's kids)...

On Saturday evening, the bride and groom organised a picnic at Spanish Banks in Vancouver. Ben took lots of photos that time, so here's the pick of the bunch:

Stuart and Rosanne...