WEDDING PREP!!!!! the insider's guide
this page is dedicated to all the behind-the-scene people making the
wedding possible. THANKYOU!!
on this side of the atlantic: the richmond wedding planning "brain
trust" team of Bob Almond (wedding planner and coordinator), Lolita
Hall (floral arrangement and decorator), Pat DeOrio (Iain's second
mother), and of course Irene Walker-Bolton (mother of the groom).
important documents (the links will be available as the time comes):
the
engagement annoucement
the
invitation
music
planner / wedding song list
the
flower planner
the
seating arrangement
the
program
Scottish
and Chinese wedding traditions
the script for the
Scottish
ceremony and
Chinese
ceremony
the
China/mother-of-the-bride shopping list - DONE!!! thank you
shanghai!!! see pictures from
the trip
(wedding flavors/gifts, double happiness characters and decorations,
wedding decorations, cake figurines, red candles and tapestries, 99 red
lanterns, wedding invitations, chinese shirts and dresses for wedding
party and special guests, lace patterns for veil, ming's hua-mei
snacks, bootleg movies/cds/dvds, etc)
On the other side of the pacific, we're fortunate to have many family
and friends help research and acquire various chinese wedding
accesoories, from the appropriate music and dresses, to decorations and
party favors. our most sincere gratitude to everyone. my
mother has decided to go to china herself from end of april to middle
of june to oversee
all the necessary wedding shopping preparations.
chinese dress options, curtsey of Mrs Shi Ren Wei and Ms Huang
Fei
like the one on the right
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like both |
not sure about either one, seems
too dark and somber |
like the one
on the right |
like both
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this one is for iain, he already
has a blue one with gold pattern, but this would be the suitable
wedding attire...
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like this one
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too dark
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i kinda like this too
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different pattern available to make the qi
pao dress, i like this one
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more patterns, as long as it's not too gaudy or ostentatious
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this would be a good wedding dress pattern |
i like this one, i can probably use it for
the chinese wedding ceremony part. |
too dark, not sure. can't tell |
i would feel like a grape this one |
now, this is nice... |
different scroll of silk material to make the dresses
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more scrolls of material
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too many choices!!!
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i like these pastel colors
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ok, i defer the judgement to my able fashion consultants in china, take
it away girls!!
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bride's maid dresses...i'm trying to make it easier it i just pick the
color and let the girls pick the style...so the color is supposed to be
a blueish silver color....