Chris and Nida

Nida and Chris
May 2010

Nida called me about planning her wedding in early 2010. When we met she had really done her homework. she was very very organized, which I like:) Nida and Chris are both Dr. and very busy with work and school.

Their situation was very unique. Chris had been living in Kansas City going to school and Nida was here moving into their house, working, and planning a wedding. Nida's mom had passed away not that long ago and she was in need of a helping hand. We clicked immediately and began the finishing details on her wedding.



Nida is Thai and Chris is "western" as her family called him, so we were going to be blending two cultures in two separate ceremonies. Nida filled me in on the Thai wedding ceremony called, a Thai water blessing. This ceremony is preformed by the elders in the Thai community. The bride and groom wear a specially made jacket and sash for the groom and a beautiful dress for the bride. The bride and groom are attended to by the best man and the maid of honor. The ceremony is also called Rod Nahm, which means "pouring water". The blessing symbolizes purity and unity to the new couple. The bride and groom sit next to each other on special benches and are connected by a ribbon placed on each of their heads representing unity. The purity is symbolized by the pouring of the water on both of their hands and a blessing of good fortune is granted to the couple. This blessing was held after a traditional wedding ceremony.



Planning two weddings kept us on our toes! A reception was also held at a local venue in St. Louis. The couple entered and danced a beautiful dance they had practiced for some time. They were toasted by their family and the best men ( the grooms bothers) had a wonderful slide show to share with the couple as a surprise. A traditional Thai dance was preformed by the bride and groom and all their guests. It was so fun to watch the Thai guests teaching the "western" guests the moves of the dance.




It was a beautiful day and I was very honored to be a part of it!!!

Happy Planning
Lisa

Acknowledgments:
Belli Fiori Florist
Sitting Pretty
Robert George Photography
Wedding Wonderland

Our Real Wedding Feature
In St. Louis Bride Magazine



We are so excited to be featured in the Spring/Summer issue of St. Louis Bride magazine. It was such a wonderful wedding to work on. The vendors were amazing and Justin and Megan were so laid back it made the whole day so much fun!!! Check out their wedding in our past blog!


Happy Planning
Lisa

Jenni and Ray Oct. 16th, 2010

Jennifer and Ray
October 16, 2010




Jennifer and Ray got married on October 16, 2010 at St. Roberts Catholic Church in St. Charles. The reception was held at The Hearts in St. Charles. Jenni and Ray are die hard St. Louis sports fans!! They love the Cardinals and the Blues! So in true Cardinal fashion, Jenni picked red for her bridesmaids and flowers.

Jenni and her mom Ginny, yes the same name, had such fun with the planning of the wedding. Jenni is an only child so it was especially fun for her and her mom to plan. They had all their ideas planned out for me. They researched and had fun going to wedding shows to get some of their ideas.

The bride and groom only had one request, they had to get photos taken at Bush Stadium, home of the Cardinals and in front of the Savvis Center, home of the Blues. Jenni also had a special grooms cake made. The center cake was the Blues logo and around the cake were little hockey pukes with the groomsmen favorite players numbers. Ray got to cut that cake all by himself!!

The couple shared a wonderful couples dance and then did a snowball dance with the bridal party to get the "Real" party started. It was so much fun to watch the bridal party grab guests and get them out on the dance floor, before you knew almost all the guests were on the dance floor.

They had a wonderful wedding day!! with many happy years ahead of them.

Happy Planning,
Lisa


Acknowledgments:
Lawing Photography
Wedding Wonderland
Lawerance Florist