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Posted by Anne Beltestad on October 17, 2001 at 18:03:18:

In reply to: Pictures of my sister's wedding ... and a short commentary :) posted by Jewel on October 17, 2001 at 10:12:38:

Good job Jewel!
I liked the Indian feet in particular. Some unique design elements.
Keep posting; it's lovely to see your work!

: PHEW! It's finally OVER!! Hani's wedding started on Wednesday
: morning. They had their marriage solemnised that day. I did her
henna
: the night before. The Meccan henna stained a glorious deep red on
her
: fingertips. I used Navaid's natural paste for the patterns. Hani
: wanted Moroccan (YAY!) so I chose a Loretta Roome inspired pattern
: for the top of her hands. I started about midnight right after the
: last guests left my house. By the time I finished both tops, she
was
: already nodding off, which makes it difficult for me to work faster
: as she kept twitching her hands and stretching all the time. For
her
: palms, I reproduced a pattern I did before. The next day, the
stains
: were dark and lovely.
:
: On Friday morning, Hani went through the customary Chinese tea
: ceremony at Dan's place (Dan is Chinese Muslim). Later that
evening,
: Dan's family hosted a sit-down dinner for about 300 guests at a
hotel
: for his relatives and friends and on Sunday my family hosted a
buffet
: lunch reception for our relatives and friends. Mom must have
invited
: about 1,200 people (Golly gee!). It was a wonderfully colourful and
: cheery occasion. The bride and groom was dressed in a traditional
: Malay costume. They were escorted to the banquet hall amidst
banging
: from the "kompang" group, a traditional Malay instrument, like a
flat
: drum, played in a group of 10 - 12 people, with loud singing
usually
: praising God and prophet Muhammad. The bride and groom sat on a
: beautifully decorated dias like a King & Queen while guests took
: turns to be photographed with them. I decorated the bridal car and
: made the hand bouquet for Hani.
:
: Together with my mom and brother, I tended to the guests, lots of
: kisses and hugs were exchanged as we meet relatives and old
friends.
: I was exhausted by the end of the day but thankful that everything
: went as planned. It was nice seeing all those people again. I
didn't
: get to henna my cousins 'cos I was too busy doing millions of other
: things. Oh well, we will plan a henna party soon, to make up for
: that :).
:
: I want to share some pics from the wedding with all of you. I wish
: all of you could have been there :). Thanks for the best wishes!
:
: Love & peace,
:
: ~Jewel~ - who is going barefoot at her wedding and inviting only 50
: people ;) ...

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Thank you so much!! (n/t) Jewel 02:56:18 10/18/2001 (0)

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: Good job Jewel! : I liked the Indian feet in particular. Some unique design elements. : Keep posting; it's lovely to see your work! : : : PHEW! It's finally OVER!! Hani's wedding started on Wednesday : : morning. They had their marriage solemnised that day. I did her : henna : : the night before. The Meccan henna stained a glorious deep red on : her : : fingertips. I used Navaid's natural paste for the patterns. Hani : : wanted Moroccan (YAY!) so I chose a Loretta Roome inspired pattern : : for the top of her hands. I started about midnight right after the : : last guests left my house. By the time I finished both tops, she : was : : already nodding off, which makes it difficult for me to work faster : : as she kept twitching her hands and stretching all the time. For : her : : palms, I reproduced a pattern I did before. The next day, the : stains : : were dark and lovely. : : : : On Friday morning, Hani went through the customary Chinese tea : : ceremony at Dan's place (Dan is Chinese Muslim). Later that : evening, : : Dan's family hosted a sit-down dinner for about 300 guests at a : hotel : : for his relatives and friends and on Sunday my family hosted a : buffet : : lunch reception for our relatives and friends. Mom must have : invited : : about 1,200 people (Golly gee!). It was a wonderfully colourful and : : cheery occasion. The bride and groom was dressed in a traditional : : Malay costume. They were escorted to the banquet hall amidst : banging : : from the "kompang" group, a traditional Malay instrument, like a : flat : : drum, played in a group of 10 - 12 people, with loud singing : usually : : praising God and prophet Muhammad. The bride and groom sat on a : : beautifully decorated dias like a King & Queen while guests took : : turns to be photographed with them. I decorated the bridal car and : : made the hand bouquet for Hani. : : : : Together with my mom and brother, I tended to the guests, lots of : : kisses and hugs were exchanged as we meet relatives and old : friends. : : I was exhausted by the end of the day but thankful that everything : : went as planned. It was nice seeing all those people again. I : didn't : : get to henna my cousins 'cos I was too busy doing millions of other : : things. Oh well, we will plan a henna party soon, to make up for : : that :). : : : : I want to share some pics from the wedding with all of you. I wish : : all of you could have been there :). Thanks for the best wishes! : : : : Love & peace, : : : : ~Jewel~ - who is going barefoot at her wedding and inviting only 50 : : people ;) ...
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