What a summer this has been! When it did show up here and there, it was glorious. And apparently, August 20th was the most “beautiful” day of the year. And as everyone, “beautiful” weather is somewhat relative. It was about 30 degrees, which is lovely, but that means the sun is, well, really hot! But there was never ever the fear of rain, which is always a welcomed relief.
In every other way, the day ran beautifully. There was so much family time and bantering and jokes cracked back and forth, though some of them were in Russian, and I am sure I missed the majority of the really funny stuff. Still, there was a fun attitude to the day and it was easy to flow in and out of the days events.
Elizabeth and Stas were such a casual, composed couple which made them really easy to work with, and again, a welcomed relief on such a warm day. At some point, some of the guys bought everyone (including me and my awesome assistant Vasia) ice cream! Hooray for chivalry!
We all roamed atop Burnaby Mountain in the sun, taking fun photos with the crazy wedding party (good crazy, of course) and the beautiful couple, until the lovely Jewish wedding ceremony. It was all a real delight.
Then off to the reception, which we were all warned that these Russians know how to party. And we were not disappointed! One of the attendants who seemed to be in charge of the order of things filled me in on the “program” for the evening: “we’ll eat, and then drink and then eat some more. And then we’ll have some speeches (though they will be short: we Russians don’t like long speeches), and then we’ll eat and drink some more”. And there it was. A perfect way to spend an evening: surrounded by excellent food, company and beverages.
The entire day was sunny and warm and filled with plenty of well wishes. A great way to start a marriage, I’d say.
Congrats, Liz and Stas
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Frances these pics are awesome! you did a great job, can’t wait to see the rest.