Our CA & NY Wedding and Receptions, Vegas Wedding and Tahiti Honeymoon!

Original post by sonia

Jan 25, 2004 07:40 PM

Would you believe the wedding was over 6 months ago and i'm just posting pictures now! well here i go ...

Our parents are from India so we had a huge shindig that lasted way too many days. We're both Sikh and were married in a Sikh Gurdwara (temple).

The wedding and first reception were in Cali where i'm from and the second reception was in NY at the Huntington Townhouse. Then we went to French Polynesia for 11 days, and then off to Vegas for a few days to get married in a chapel for the helluvit

ok here's the pics-

jennbaby Posted: Feb 10, 2004 08:12 PM

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Sonia I can look at your amazing pics all day! Gorgeous!
But where the hell is Tahiti already?

sonia Posted: Feb 10, 2004 08:13 PM

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time to move on to the reception

my colors were burgundy, gold and ivory. we had 390 people there and i had all the tables alternating burgundy and white. i was worried about how it would look but it was amazing! especially cuz the reception hall was like made for me cuz even the carpet incorporated my color theme.

me and my girls

instead of the usual chairs on the stage, we did an indian swing. it was so unique and gorgeous. on top of that the decorator i found was beyond amazing. just looking at the stage when i walked in made all the planning worth it

i got my awesome friend to play dhol for the entrances .. its normally a guy thing but i had to be unique hehe

the outside table which i loved decorating. it has our engagemnt party pic and pics of our parents weddings. and my regular guestbook along with my wishbowl.

SIL and her fam

joti's parents

my parents

the newlyweds

finally reaching our destination

MarcellaBella Posted: Feb 10, 2004 08:18 PM

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Posted by sonia

Posted by MarcellaBella

OMG!! How gorgeous!!

The woman who owns the place where I get my eyebrows threaded is Indian, as well as most of her clientelle and if you go on the weekends, you usually see brides there getting all made up and ready for their wedding.. it is UNREAL!! Between the henna and all the jewlerly and the gorgeous fabrics. I wish I had to go through all of that!!!

I love it!!

Thanks for sharing!!

thanks! btw, who do you go to for threading?

Rani in Queens!

sonia Posted: Feb 10, 2004 08:19 PM

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my friends put together a skit that was like the story of our relationship. they wouldnt let me be a part of it. it had songs, dancing, acting .. my sister played me hehe.. she was seriously the star of the night hehe.

keep in mind our receptions are pretty different from the average american ones

here's the hosts of the skit .. making fun of our wedding website

my friend pulling 'me' away from 'joti'

one thing our friends bug us about the most -when joti and i first started talking he asked me what my favorite ice cream was randomly. the next day webvan delivered 2 pints of my faves .. hehe i miss those flirting days. here's my sister running off with 'joti' after he presents her with the ice cream

the ending of the skit

sonia Posted: Feb 10, 2004 08:19 PM

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Posted by jennbaby

Sonia I can look at your amazing pics all day! Gorgeous!
But where the hell is Tahiti already?

i'm an organization freak... i HAVE to go in order hehe

sonia Posted: Feb 10, 2004 08:24 PM

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my cardbox .. i loved it. my moms friend made it for me

one of our engagement pictures displayed outside the hall

my wishbowl

the toast by jotis brother and my sister

us smilin away with our apple cider - we dont drink alcohol

sonia Posted: Feb 10, 2004 08:34 PM

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our cake was horrible. i used someone who was highly recommended on the knot. i gave her a picture of the exact design i wanted. it was very indian looking and so damn gorgeous. neways she screwed it up in SO many ways that when i walked in i thought the cakes got mixed up somehow and it wasnt mine. neways i got a good refund back buti was so pissed. please tell me how this orange piece of crap matches my wedding!!

btw, it doesnt look that bad but when you compare it to the pic of what its supposed to look like, you'll die laughing

one of my best friends sent me the prescious moments figurine so i had to put it somewhere special

sonia Posted: Feb 10, 2004 08:39 PM

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there was also a dance that my sister and some of our friends did. it was to a medley of three indian songs that all had special meaning. again my sister was the star!

sonia Posted: Feb 10, 2004 08:43 PM

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i did table names based on words like love, friendship, trust, harmoney etc. thank God i found a list of 40 somewhere!

sonia Posted: Feb 10, 2004 08:45 PM

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i wanted to make up a signature drink so this is what i came up with .. in honor of our honeymoon

closeup of the pictures

we had arches made at the top of the staircase ... oh i loved my decorator

ok done with cali reception .. next up is NY reception!

oneday Posted: Feb 11, 2004 11:03 AM

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Sonia,
Your pictures are incredible. The colors looked so beautiful and you looked amazing. I love those hand pictures!! That looks so cool!!

nsgraham Posted: Feb 11, 2004 02:07 PM

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WOW! You had the BEST wedding! Sorry about your cake, but everything was so wonderful! When are you getting to the Huntington Townhouse?

minniebride14 Posted: Feb 11, 2004 02:23 PM

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Absolutely beautiful pictures!! And, you have gorgeous eyes!!

LIPrincess00 Posted: Feb 11, 2004 02:47 PM

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You looked absolutely gorgeous and your wedding was breathtaking.

ssdare Posted: Feb 11, 2004 06:22 PM

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I love all the beautiful saris worn by your family and guests. The vibrant colors look so great in the pictures.

Your sari/dresses are beautiful, especially loved the red/burgundy one.