Rebecca and Ryan re-affirmed their marriage vows at a wedding service in the Church of the Nativity, Blenheim on the 15th March 2014. They had already been wedded six months earlier in New York, USA and this second ceremony was for their family and friends in New Zealand.
In the run up to the wedding ceremony, there was a hen party for the girls (mums included!) and the equivalent stag party for the boys. The girls' party was held at Gramado's in Main Street. It was a fun night with food, games and karaoke.
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| The Hen Party at Gramado's (CNB 2014) |
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| Tissue paper 'brides' (CNB 2014) |
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| The mainly mums table at Gramado's |
We helped out where we could at the Wrights' home and the reception hall. We helped fold napkins for the table setting, make carnation posies and fill the special place names with 'R&R smarties'. It was all very light and fun work. Maureen's friend made the beautiful flower arrangement in the two large vases at the entrance of the hall.
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| The reception hall and table setting (CNB 2014) |
The wedding rehearsal was held a day before the wedding.
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| The wedding rehersal (CNB 2014) |
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| With Wayne & wife |
The wedding was held at the Church of the Nativity at 3.00 pm. We went to the church with friends of Maureen and Alan who happen to live just opposite our accommodation in Blenheim. Wayne and his wife also happen to be the parent's of Bonnie, one of the five bridesmaids at the wedding service, together with B, Harriet, Hayley and Nicole. The maid of honour was Sarah, Rebecca's sister, and Ryan's cousin Seide was his bestman.
The wedding service was sweet and romantic. Rebecca and Ryan literally danced their way down the aisle after the ceremony, to the applause of all in attendance. The wedding party then proceeded to an outdoor photo session in a vineyard although it was a rather blustery day.
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| R & R dancing down the aisle (CNB 2014) |
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| Page boy Tyson with 3 of 4 flower girls (CNB 2014) |
The wedding reception was at 5.00 pm, and the hall accommodated more than 100 guests. The speeches by friends and family (fathers Alan and Jean) of the bride and groom were short but very sweet. It also happened to be Alan & Maureen's wedding anniversary and Ryan's birthday as well so in all it was a three-in-one celebration that evening. Congratulations to all!
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| B, Sarah, R&R, Seide, Matthew at the main table (CNB 2014) |
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| The groom and his birthday cake (CNB 2014) |
The wedding of Rebecca and Ryan was the fitting end of our very first New Zealand trip. May they be blessed in their life together and may we be able to make more trips to NZ Aotearoa.
Superb decoration and table setting is beautiful too. Have got a nice idea on how to decorate reception venue with lights and flowers from this blog. It’s my reception at famous venue New York in next month and I am collecting ideas from online. Thanks for sharing pictures here.
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