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Liz & Louis' wedding.......
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doeadear couldn't attend, here's a trip report for her. (Pictures may come later.)
Two weekends ago, the family and I shuffled off to Buffalo, NY to attend the wedding of one of my oldest and best friends. I first met Louis through the local Doctor Who fan club, the Buffalo Time Council, and we've stayed in contact over the years.
How they first met: It was at a karaoke bar. Liz performed Nena's "99 Luftballons" -- in the original German, from memory! (The monitor displayed the English words.) Louis said, "I just *have* to buy her a beer for that!". The rest is, as they say, history.
My wife and I first met Liz two years ago. She did her "Madame Helga" impersonation for us that day. We appreciated her delightfully demented sense of humor.
Anyway, back to the wedding: I, and several other friends of Louis, was a member of "the bride's family" since she didn't have any family in the area. Louis is a Sikh, and Liz is converting to Sikhism. They had a traditional Sikh wedding ceremony, on Saturday morning, at the Sikh temple in Clarence Center, NY. The ceremony was all in Punjabi, but we had notes in the program (in English) that described the parts of the ceremony. Our duties were relatively simple: wear a turban, walk her around the altar four times, serve the prakash (a sweet pudding) to the attendees, and help serve the after-wedding meal. Louis' father, being one of the local elders in the Sikh community, presided over the wedding.
While many of the out-of-town guests did some sightseeing, we brought our daughter to my parents' house. They got to meet their granddaughter for the first time.
Later that evening, was the party/reception at one of the hotels in Niagara Falls, NY. The bride and groom serenaded each other with -- you guessed it -- karaoke. Liz sang Gerry Rafferty's "Right Down The Line", and Louis sang Paul McCartney's "My Love". Then Louis cut the cake with his sword. It was a great party, and I got to see many of my friends who are still in Buffalo, and some of the out-of-town friends that both Louis and I knew from the "TARDIS-Crew" -- an online group of Louis' current and former colleagues who like Doctor Who, work in the computer field, and hate Microsoft.
All in all, it was a great time, and I know they'll stay together for a good long time.
doeadear couldn't attend, here's a trip report for her. (Pictures may come later.)Two weekends ago, the family and I shuffled off to Buffalo, NY to attend the wedding of one of my oldest and best friends. I first met Louis through the local Doctor Who fan club, the Buffalo Time Council, and we've stayed in contact over the years.
How they first met: It was at a karaoke bar. Liz performed Nena's "99 Luftballons" -- in the original German, from memory! (The monitor displayed the English words.) Louis said, "I just *have* to buy her a beer for that!". The rest is, as they say, history.
My wife and I first met Liz two years ago. She did her "Madame Helga" impersonation for us that day. We appreciated her delightfully demented sense of humor.
Anyway, back to the wedding: I, and several other friends of Louis, was a member of "the bride's family" since she didn't have any family in the area. Louis is a Sikh, and Liz is converting to Sikhism. They had a traditional Sikh wedding ceremony, on Saturday morning, at the Sikh temple in Clarence Center, NY. The ceremony was all in Punjabi, but we had notes in the program (in English) that described the parts of the ceremony. Our duties were relatively simple: wear a turban, walk her around the altar four times, serve the prakash (a sweet pudding) to the attendees, and help serve the after-wedding meal. Louis' father, being one of the local elders in the Sikh community, presided over the wedding.
While many of the out-of-town guests did some sightseeing, we brought our daughter to my parents' house. They got to meet their granddaughter for the first time.
Later that evening, was the party/reception at one of the hotels in Niagara Falls, NY. The bride and groom serenaded each other with -- you guessed it -- karaoke. Liz sang Gerry Rafferty's "Right Down The Line", and Louis sang Paul McCartney's "My Love". Then Louis cut the cake with his sword. It was a great party, and I got to see many of my friends who are still in Buffalo, and some of the out-of-town friends that both Louis and I knew from the "TARDIS-Crew" -- an online group of Louis' current and former colleagues who like Doctor Who, work in the computer field, and hate Microsoft.
All in all, it was a great time, and I know they'll stay together for a good long time.
