One of the teachers from Lucy's preschool got married last fall. It seems like everyone and their brother are invited to weddings. In fact, I have had several friends that have invited me (word of mouth, of course) to a friend/ neighbor/ or relative's wedding. It seems like anyone can turn up and its no problem!
Just so you know, the actual wedding is typically a very small religious ceremony that basically consists of signing a contract and maybe saying a prayer or saying some vows. The groom and his entourage goes tot he bride's home to do this. Then later on in the evening they have a big reception.
Noah had no interest in going. Since the teacher is covered (wears a headscarf) we figured that the wedding would probably be very traditional. That means that men and women would be separated. SInce we only knew the women from Lucy's school Justin did not want to sit in a room full of men that he didn't know, so he and Noah stayed home.
It turned into a Girls' Night Out!
Getting ready.
Callie and Lucy with hot rollers in their hair.
Just a dab of makeup.
Sisters
The Leonard ladies are fixed up and ready.
We were shocked to find that the wedding was not nearly as traditional as we thought it would be.
(Sorry! My pictures didn't turn out all that great. You weren't supposed to take pictures in the reception hall, so I had to try to be stealthy.)
Men and women were in the same room and they even had dancing.
Lucy didn't even recognize her teacher because she did not have her head covered.
We had to keep trying to convince her that the bride really was Mehtap.
They brought out this elaborate cake stand with several (obviously) fake cakes and then a real one on the bottom.
The bride and groom always cut the cake with a sword.
After they cut the cake and it was wheeled away they pass out pieces of cake and Coke or Fanta to all the guests.
During this time the guests all line up and pin money or gold on the bride and groom.
The girls and I stopped at the gold shop on the way and bought a little piece of gold to pin on.
It is sort of like a receiving line.
You can also get you picture taken with the bride and groom (and buy it later).
I snuck this one of all the teachers from Lucy's preschool with the bride and groom.
Traditional line dance.
I love this dance it is so fun!
The reception hall looked like it was straight from that movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding."
It was fancy with a tinge of big, bold, and tacky. I loved it!
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