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Jeff and Helen’s Chapel Wedding

Thursday, 17 May, 2012

This is the lovely wedding day of Jeff and Helen held recently at Fairbridge Chapel. They meet while at a Single Again retreat in Katanning, and some while later Jeff took up Helen’s offer of a cuppa when he was next in her area. It seems to me that they thoroughly deserve each other and much happiness together. Fairbridge Chapel is significant because they sat in there on their first ‘date’ to a musical festival the previous year. Congratulations on your marriage and may you have many years of love and happiness together.

Near the end of their honeymoon we meet up for a few more photos at their favourite spot to spend time together – starting at their favourite seat.

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Clamshell Box

Thursday, 9 February, 2012

I don’t think a box has ever got me so excited, but having this one arrive yesterday afternoon did! Adding a box to your Coffee Table book order will protect it from accidental spills and damage that may occur. And now I have one in my possession that you can see and touch (and smell if that’s what you really want to do!)

This is a sample of the Clamshell presentation box. It is matte black, has a smooth surface, and is quite sturdy in construction.

I have included one of my personal digital scrapbooks to show you that you can open up the book without taking it out of the box, if that’s your wish. It’s also easy to lift the book out of the box, where as a normal two piece box would mean that you’d need to tip the bottom piece upside down so that the book falls out of the box. Not very elegant for your gorgeous wedding or portrait album! This Clamshell presentation box, on the other hand, is quite elegant to look at, touch and use.

This one is a plain Clamshell; for a little extra you can have a printed cover on the top to personalise it and have it go with the coffee table book contained inside.

If you haven’t put your wedding photos into an album yet, whether digital or film, it’s not too late to have a beautiful album to share with your children or grandchildren! Please contact me to discuss what I can do for you.

Sonam and Nuri are Married!

Friday, 3 February, 2012

These are photos from the lovely Indonesian/Bhutanese Wedding of Sonam and Nuri held last month. It was over two days, with the cultural and Muslim ceremony on Thursday evening at a home in Alfred Cove, and then off to the Perth Registry Office on Friday morning, followed by photos at Heathcote in Applecross.

Nuri wore a traditional Indonesian dress with a sash and broach.

Nuri’s Aunty helped with hair and make up and did a lovely job. The photo below, right is Nuri with her Mum watching.

Before the ceremony was a Proposal Ceremony where Sonam’s Uncle (on behalf of Sonam’s parents and Sonam himself) asked Nuri’s parents for Nuri’s hand in marriage. Nuri’s father then asked his daughter and she responded to her father. Nuri’s father then formally responded to Sonam’s Uncle and a dowry was passed from Sonam’s Uncle to Nuri’s Father. Sonam was then entrusted to the care of Nuri’s father for the formal ceremony.

This is the key moment in the ceremony where responsibility for Nuri is transferred from Nuri’s father to Sonam. The Imam (Muslim Priest or leader) affirms the agreement.

Nuri accepts Sonam as her husband.

Then it was time to party!! More of those photos can be found on Facebook. In Australia we’d have a small ‘favour’ on the table at the reception for the guests; chocolates or traditionally, sugar almonds. Well, Sonam and Nuri’s guests each received a lovely Indonesian table runner, and I was very privileged to receive one also!

Then on Friday morning it was off to the Perth Registry Office to have the marriage legally recognised. This is also how a Muslim wedding would work in Indonesia. For the Registry ceremony, Sonam and his uncle wore their national dress.