It was a beautiful wedding, very jewish, very personable and very very memorable. I get to meet 'new' cousins of the husband's whom he had not seen for over 20 years. For the siblings, it was another reunion for us.
Firstly, I reached the in laws place with the in laws busy counting the number of gift baskets for each room of the hotel that they have booked for the guests in Miami Beach...40 rooms altogether. Yes, not 4, not 14 but 40. The bride (my sister in law) just left the house and she was frantic...frantic as in panicky. The next night, 2 nights before the wedding, Kimberly, the SIL (sister in law) was begging for help in tying the ribbons for the wedding program. Here comes the SIL made in heaven (me lah) shooing her from the MIL's house and telling her to go home and get some sleep. The bride, wanting her wedding to be nothing but perfect had been so emotional, she cried over every little thing that did not fall into place. Sometimes nak jugak rasa macam nak cekik budak nih suruh bawak bersabar.
(Skipping my kebaya part, refer to pictures)The ceremony was held that the jewish temple. Like I said, my first ever jewish wedding. It went so well, at the end of the ceremony, guess who was bawling away besides my brother in laws?
Then came the oh so wonderful wedding banquet. If you have watched the Wedding Crashers, thats the exact scenario of how my sister in law described it to be. Life music, the 'Hava Nagila' chair dance and tonnes of 80's live music to dance to. I think my kebaya outfit attracted the attention of the cameramen...ahemm, enjoy it while it lasted eh?
We had been having late nights preparing for the wedding, the rehearsal dinner, the wedding and the aftermath. Right now, my eyes are hardly open...begging for beauty sleep before work tomorrow.
I love my husband's family. They're a bunch of good people who loves me as much as I love them!
Enjoy the pics, ask me questions if you want to :)
Firstly, I reached the in laws place with the in laws busy counting the number of gift baskets for each room of the hotel that they have booked for the guests in Miami Beach...40 rooms altogether. Yes, not 4, not 14 but 40. The bride (my sister in law) just left the house and she was frantic...frantic as in panicky. The next night, 2 nights before the wedding, Kimberly, the SIL (sister in law) was begging for help in tying the ribbons for the wedding program. Here comes the SIL made in heaven (me lah) shooing her from the MIL's house and telling her to go home and get some sleep. The bride, wanting her wedding to be nothing but perfect had been so emotional, she cried over every little thing that did not fall into place. Sometimes nak jugak rasa macam nak cekik budak nih suruh bawak bersabar.
(Skipping my kebaya part, refer to pictures)The ceremony was held that the jewish temple. Like I said, my first ever jewish wedding. It went so well, at the end of the ceremony, guess who was bawling away besides my brother in laws?
Then came the oh so wonderful wedding banquet. If you have watched the Wedding Crashers, thats the exact scenario of how my sister in law described it to be. Life music, the 'Hava Nagila' chair dance and tonnes of 80's live music to dance to. I think my kebaya outfit attracted the attention of the cameramen...ahemm, enjoy it while it lasted eh?
We had been having late nights preparing for the wedding, the rehearsal dinner, the wedding and the aftermath. Right now, my eyes are hardly open...begging for beauty sleep before work tomorrow.
I love my husband's family. They're a bunch of good people who loves me as much as I love them!
Enjoy the pics, ask me questions if you want to :)
The invitation
The Bride
The ceremony
Happily Married
With the Bride
With mom in law
Errr, the Ratu Kebaya and her kids
The husband and step brothers
The husband, the bride, the sister (she rocks!!!)
The dance
More pictures...click on the thumbnail and click next for enlarged slideshow.
18 comments:
you look gorgeous, babe...
nef
walaweyy!
lawanya kak ely and the bride :) wahwah wah~impress sesungguhnya.
erm..soalan:
1. what's on their menu?
2. wedding cards tu, kak ely la punya hasil tangan yer?
3. apa org tanya pasal kenaya kak ely?
convey my congrats to ur SIL.
ely,
you look absolutely stunning in that kebaya and the wedding! my goodness..it looks beautiful!!! glad u had fun. You sure look like you did! And Glad to have you back! Missed ya girl!
Wah meriah nyeee........im sure it was fun too. And u look stunning in that kebaya, sweet color. What abt Mat N Mas, did they enjoy it?
Waduhhhh ... looks like a grand and lovely wedding. You look great too in your kebaya, Ely. Must have been quite an experience. Kalau kat sini, where got chance to attend a jewish wedding at a temple (synagogue?)
Glad you're back ... post post post!!!
nef, thank you, hehehee
nad, thank you! 1) well, just the ribbon yang ikat2 tuh yes lah my kerja tgn together with my MIL's and daughter. 2) menu? all kosher jewish food. either seabass with rice and veges, beef and knish or chicken and something else, tak ingat. 3) yes everyone asked about the kebaya. i felt like i was a tape player cos i had to repeat my kebaya description each time i talked to the relative.
kak kusyi, tima kacih. my MIL is 50 plus and she refuses to tell us her age. shes pretty and wonderful pun!
mammal, i had the most wonderful time of my life. very nice and fun and meaningful!
anita, mat and mas, yeah they had fun. tapikan as we all know, kids do not really like formal incidents.
qoth, it was a grand wedding. yeah, Florida...namely miami and the cities around it are mainly occupied by the jewish community. i think u wont see as many temples as u see in Miami and the cities around it. same goes with the jewish deli.
tres chic!
you look fantabulous in peach.in kebaya lagi !! berbaloi kau diet twin!!!
mat pakai suit...waaah,has he grown 4 feet? so tall ahhh? check out ge-girl's slit!
bapaknya looks just the same. tak payah puji dia ok? hehe...*sorry incik sid*
last but not least! I MISS YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Oh, I have to add ..... Mat looks like he could melt any (Malay) girl's heart and Masturah .... pheeee weeeeet!!! They both look gorgeous (sama macam mak dia lah, kan?)
Beautiful pictures. :)
TWIN...I MISS U TOOOOOO!!! my diet kena sabo on the wedding night. i had been good sekali the party was like no holds barred eating...how to resist that chocolate cake and other cakes yang sewaktu dengannya?
mat is about 5'5 now...ahem, taller than his shorty mom. get this..when i was in florida, i was considered the shortest in the crowd ok. even david's nieces are taller than me!
qoth..thanks hehehe. itulah doa ibu Mat...semoga dia berkawin dgn gadis melayu. sekarang dia tgh bujang, selekeh mekeh.
meow...long time no see! thanks babe :)
suriyati, thank you :)
Woooww...Ely..you are really stunning & lovebale with your rose/pink kebaya...just like a bride.
All pic are so nice. I stared at them one by one! Tyring to understand the Jewish wed event.
Thanks for sharing them.
AM, thanks for visiting david's photo blog. i did not know what to do with my hair on that day. cos my hair was layered and when i tied it up, it would fray, u know what i mean. i spent an hour in front of the mirror thinking on what to do. so i gave up and put more gel to let my hair curl and put a hair pin. and i was glad that i let it go.
yup, its like one in a lifetime jewish event eh? the grannies said that the husband and i married in singapore and they did not get invited, the other sister got married but was not a jewish one, so this one, was one heck of a wedding to the grannies.
i say that the jewish culture is beautiful. very non imposing, they share their culture with love and happiness.
i shall share more should i come across more of such ok!
pheewit! bride lawanya, tapi tak boleh lawan ratu kebaya! ni yang berkobar-kobar nak diet semula ni, kebaya dalam lemari tu dah jadi permanent fixture :)
hehehe, thanks mama rock!
what are u waiting for in dieting? lets go babeh!
Cantiknya your SIL. Ely pun bukan main bergaya lagi dengan kebaya.
May the bride and bridegroom live happily ever after, InsyaAllah.
Sorry for peeping kat blog ni tanpa diundang....
maklang, alah jgnlah mcm tuh. semua org yang sudi dtg ke rumah saya, saya terima dgn hati mulia :)
WOWOWO Ely! You look like a beauty queen and the bride is resplendent, like she pops out of a glossy mag, TATLER!
I am sure you must have enjoyed yourself, Ely..and your family too.
Wonderful.
Thanks for your many visits to the blog.
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Waduh! Waduh! Itu ibu yah anggun sekali loh!!! Itu Ratu Indon ker?? Looks like everbody had a ball and the bride look soo gorgeous!!!!
Ely! My friend is getting married on the 5th & 6th August so, we will be there hopefully on the 3rd or 4th up till 11th August... So, we can definetely jumpa you di sanakan???!!!!! Looking forward!!!!
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