Sophia and Calvin Part I: Sophia's bridal shower

Sophia and Calvin's wedding was by far one of the most unique, colorful, and long weddings I've ever been a part of and attended. It consisted of four parts: the traditional Chinese tea ceremony (which took place the day before the long day and which only consisted of immediate family so I wasn't there), the morning Cambodian traditional ceremony, the church ceremony, and the reception. Imagine experiencing/planning a week-long wedding, as I've heard some cultures do (i.e. Indian weddings). Indian weddings are probably the most elaborate and expensive weddings I've ever heard of. They actually need sponsors! I'm going to my first one in August and another in Sept, so expect to see some eye candy from those too!



^^Table set and ready to surprise the bride upon her arrival. I am constantly impressed by what ideas/decor people can come up with and find. I suck at party decor! I just copycat stuff I like that I see at other people's parties..no harm in that, right? (Or I just use my trusty party-decorated n0smoking, of course.)


^^Bundt cake made from scratch! Impressive. Made by the maid of honor (bride's sister).


^^The bridesmaids.


^^Surprise! (Well, more like "Wow, it looks so nice!" because she already knew about it, but didn't know where and who.)


^^The cute balloon.


^^Bride and guests.


^^Bride and moi.

Thomas and Pei's Wedding

Last night, I went to a wedding while the mister stayed home to take care of some things. Originally, B was going to stay home with the little one, but Auntie missed him a little I guess, so she offered to watch Mr. P. It's so great to live down the street from relatives, especially when they're so helpful! If we move out of town, we'd be very homesick, considering all of P's grandparents live in town too. It might be inevitable in the long run though.

Back to the wedding. This couple has been together for seven years. Congrats to them! I had a grand ol' time, talking up a storm with new and old friends alike. I haven't had that much fun at a wedding in awhile. The last wedding I went to was, um, mine? The weddings I went to before our wedding were mostly for Bill's friends. So this was quite rare for me, considering most of my friends are about my age and not nearing marriage anytime soon. Going stag to this wedding brought me back to my bachelorette days - how I could drop things and do whatever the heck I wanted whenever I wanted. I felt nostalgic a tiny tiny bit. But the bottom line is I'm very content with where I am now - I mean, how can you want your past life when you got a wonderful, loving family waiting to see you every moment you're away from them? My heart flutters just at the thought of it.

OK, so here's some eye candy I promised! Not with the badass camera this time because they don't make ones that fit in a clutch yet - but when they do, holla!