We headed out to the Caribbean on Wednesday, August 20th, to begin a weekend full of family togetherness, beautiful scenery and to witness the Daniel nuptials. I've only been to the Bahamas so I was excited to see another island in the Caribbean. The island is divided in 2 parts: the Dutch side and the French side. We stayed on the French side, which was the more relaxing part of the island. The view didn't disappoint. It was beautiful to see the mountains and ocean and we all enjoyed beach and pool time on our first full day.
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| Riya finally meets her Masi (Aunt) and Masa (Uncle)! |
That evening was the welcome dinner. The guest list was small, a cozy 38. The theme of the night was "How They Met." In the spirit of that, our side did a video skit and we also did a few ice breaker games including mad libs. Who doesn't love a night of games?! It was a great way to get the conversation going and to meet everyone.
The forecast for the next morning was rain, rain rain, so the couple had to change their plans of having the wedding on the beach and instead made it semi-indoors. The wind was pretty strong that day, but you can see a sneak peak of the ocean in the background. The backdrop was still unforgettable.
In Hindu weddings, a married couple (usually the parents) gives away the bride by performing opening ceremonies. My sister asked Ram and I to give her away. We were honored. Sadly we didn't capture this part(!!!) but it was fun. I can't believe we married a couple. Feel free to line up folks, the Aiyers are now in the marriage making business!
Later that day they performed a Christian ceremony. Luckily the weather cooperated and we witnessed a beautiful courtyard wedding.
Then it was time to dance the night away!
Sadly Ram had to leave early with Riya both nights so I missed him dearly. This was the first time we attended an event of any kind with Riya, so it was definitely an eye opening experience. We kept taking turns to watch Riya and make sure she wasn't uncomfortable. It was extremely hot on the island and most of the public areas were all open with only fans to cool. But Riya was a trooper. She got to meet lots of family and we are thankful they got to see her as a baby.
The majority of the group was staying till Monday, but we left Sunday. We really wanted to check out another island, St. Bartes, but after inquiring with the hotel it would have been an all day affair. Since we had Riya, that was not a possibility. So we spent our last day enjoying the island. My mom graciously agreed to babysit, so we did some more pool hanging with the group and at night we went out (well some of us didn't make it cause we can't handle daytime drinking...ahem Shilpi and Emily...haha) The Dutch side is the party side, so we hit it up to check out the nightlife. As a special treat for my gambling addiction, Ram found out there was a casino so while most of the group decided to bar hop, Ram, my brother, my cousin and I spent the evening gambling:) And oh what a good night it was!
There were way too many pictures to post on the blog, so if you want to see the full album, please click here.
Congratulations Shilpi & Jake! So glad we were able to share this one of a kind weekend with you all! Hope you're having a blast in Greece!
The forecast for the next morning was rain, rain rain, so the couple had to change their plans of having the wedding on the beach and instead made it semi-indoors. The wind was pretty strong that day, but you can see a sneak peak of the ocean in the background. The backdrop was still unforgettable.
In Hindu weddings, a married couple (usually the parents) gives away the bride by performing opening ceremonies. My sister asked Ram and I to give her away. We were honored. Sadly we didn't capture this part(!!!) but it was fun. I can't believe we married a couple. Feel free to line up folks, the Aiyers are now in the marriage making business!
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| Send off in a Harley. Not too shabby! |
Then it was time to dance the night away!
Sadly Ram had to leave early with Riya both nights so I missed him dearly. This was the first time we attended an event of any kind with Riya, so it was definitely an eye opening experience. We kept taking turns to watch Riya and make sure she wasn't uncomfortable. It was extremely hot on the island and most of the public areas were all open with only fans to cool. But Riya was a trooper. She got to meet lots of family and we are thankful they got to see her as a baby.
The majority of the group was staying till Monday, but we left Sunday. We really wanted to check out another island, St. Bartes, but after inquiring with the hotel it would have been an all day affair. Since we had Riya, that was not a possibility. So we spent our last day enjoying the island. My mom graciously agreed to babysit, so we did some more pool hanging with the group and at night we went out (well some of us didn't make it cause we can't handle daytime drinking...ahem Shilpi and Emily...haha) The Dutch side is the party side, so we hit it up to check out the nightlife. As a special treat for my gambling addiction, Ram found out there was a casino so while most of the group decided to bar hop, Ram, my brother, my cousin and I spent the evening gambling:) And oh what a good night it was!
There were way too many pictures to post on the blog, so if you want to see the full album, please click here.
Congratulations Shilpi & Jake! So glad we were able to share this one of a kind weekend with you all! Hope you're having a blast in Greece!
So awesome y'all were able to be there!! Looks wonderful!
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