The Venue for the wedding was the Vimy Officer's Mess (VOM)
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Each table had a hashtag on it which means something to the younger generation
They all had designated name tags and table assignments
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In the first iteration, the Head Table was located by the windows. In a stroke of genius, they moved it to the railings and Kheayali had designed a backdrop with lights. This really made picture taking easy. I though it would be more difficult, but on the contrary, I was getting no reflection from the setting sun. I say all this because I initially asked them to move the head table. Smart people. Didn't listen.
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Attention to detail
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Test with the lights and everything looks good
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I took this picture and left it in to show how wrong I could have been. Great decision to move the head table
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Now to head over to my house for the rehearsal supper...Thomas and Kheayali wanted pizza.
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I took many pictures because I love watching women work
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Thomas, a pizza connoisseur...the Sommelier of pizza
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It is nice to see family smiling and laughing
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All the bridesmaids were wearing a top such as Lisa is modeling: Bride Squad!!! Love it!!
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India has a tradition that we are benefiting from...they give the groom's side a gift. They had gifts for me, Sharon, Kathryn, my mother...we are so blessed. As you can see here, Sharon is not understanding and also wondering if she missed a protocol since we had no reciprocal gift
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Sangeeta gave Sharon and I, each a gold plated bookmark that her late husband (Atul) and her choose for this occasion.
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The bridemaids gifts from Kheayali
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Gifts from Thomas to his groomsmen
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Thomas gave us each a gift and as it happens, Sharon opened mine ;)
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I am building this webpage and it feels like Christmas
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This is the beautiful book mark that Atul (Sangeeta's late husband) and her chose before his passing as our gifts. What a nice gift, and obviously a lot of thought was put into this gift since both Sharon and I love reading.
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Annalea brought over her gift for them. She is always thinking and it was everything they always needed
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We also gave them a Magic Butter Machine. Kheayali was interested in doing that
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Oh ya, and a Rona card
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After a lot of folks left, other family (from kheayali's side) finally arrived from Toronto.
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Most were strangers when they came in and by the time they left Sunday morning, they were all FAMILY
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