samadhi's been a good friend since my teens. i was first introduced to her by my dad as her dad worked with mine. she was this really sweet, gracious girl from aussie and opened to new adventures including a stint at ywam singapore that involved her staying in the middle of our red light district, geylang. over the years, we've not actually manage to meet after her move back to aussie and me in LA. however, ever since moving back to sg, she's come by sg a few times and even if it's only for a few hours, i'll try and see her. thank goodness for technology too as we now whatsapp/bb at least once a week.
it was absolutely sweet of her to ask me to be her bridesmaid and even thou i kept turning her down knowing i will not be able to help out in anyway, she persisted and i eventually relented and accepted the honour. 31st march 2012 was the most inspiring wedding ever - it was simple, relaxing (which was a first for me) and filled with love from family and friends and most of all the couple.samadhi was a gorgeous bride and i had so much fun, it was difficult to leave the next day. as per the previous post, i really didn't know anyone except for the bride and her parents but yet all the other family and friends all made me feel so welcome, it was an absolute joy to be present and to be part of this.
everything involved family and friends - the photographer, flourist and hairdresser were all good friends of aunty donalee. in fact the hairdresser flew in specifically for this wedding. it was a great gathering of friends. the flowers were left in aunty donalee's bedroom the night before and brought in the day of. everything was perfectly planned, with time for flexibility. it went pretty smoothly especcially since alot of things were improvised upon last minute
the morning started at 730 for krissy as she was the first to get her hair done... this was taken at breakfast, samadhi the ever glowing bride. the boys had an early morning surf session... yes it was that relaxing.
our hair
then it was off back to the bridal room for the rest of the day... we took turns to get our hair and makeup done and just bummed around reading gossip magazines and watching the movie bridesmaid
charlotte and brooke also took this opportunity to get their nails done with last minute stick ons!
the rings... for different occasions including the gorgeous engagement ring
the boys boutonnieres (i flew in with the orchids from sg a week before and was amazed they kept the shape and colour!)
the bride's shoes
the bride's hair
the dress
sam and her parents
finally the finished product - samadhi looking radiant and amazing. she was every bit how i've imagined her to be on her wedding day
at 315, a little golf cart picked us up to bring us up to the area where the ceremony was to be held
then it was up those stairs towards the awaiting guests and guys on a platform overlooking noosa's gorgeous beach and water
photos before moving off to the next item on our list
then it was off to the beach for the photoshoot! (these photos havent been edited before... and they turned out absolutely amazing)
while we were at the beach, the guests had cocktails and mingled around. then it was dinner time.
the set up was very simple and pretty
food was good and entertainment that night included Caleb singing, garter removal, dancing and towards the end was the guest forming a little tunnel for the bride and groom to walk through
this post is for both samadhi&matt... wishing them a wonderful life together filled with love, joy, laughter and mutual respect and support :)
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