A New Life Begins

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Rehearsal Dinner

A rehearsal dinner held after the wedding rehearsal and the night before the wedding ceremony, on October 15, 2010 at 6pm at Dutch's Daughter, Frederick, Maryland.

The guests include us who form the wedding party, the Reverend and the Pianist.

The purpose of the rehearsal dinner is for the relatives and friends of the bride and groom to meet and have a good time. We also took this opportunity to thank everyone who has put work into helping them with the wedding preparations. My Indonesian Bridesmaids wore Kebaya, a traditional (hand-made) blouse and long batik skirt.

Mom (Joanne) who had been arranged this wonderful dinner got some souvenirs from Indonesia, Vietnam & Amsterdam.

The Bridal Shower

Sunday, September 5th, 2010, Mom, Joanne & Sister Adrienne throwing such a Fantastic Bridal Shower for me, at Colarusso's LaPalazzo-Moozic, Pennsylvania. Eyi, one of my maid of Honor came along with me from Maryland.
A bridal shower is a gift-giving party held for a bride-to-be. The custom originated in the 1890s and is today most common in the United States.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

Tetty & Sante pre wedding pictures, taken by Nez Dn in Maryland

Matron of Honor (s)

Tradisi pernikahan di Amerika, pengantin wanita harus menetapkan Bridesmaids

dan Maid of Honor (gadis) atau Matron of Honor (menikah).

I am so blessed to have besties whom like sisters to me, yang sebelum ditetapkan pun mereka mau hadir dalam pernikahanku. Eyi Rampengan yang emang berdomisili di Maryland, Nhon Tamminga dan Wina Starke, sahabat-sahabatku sejak jaman kuliah yang tinggal di Amsterdam. Alfa Singkoh-Bald, yang sekalipun baru saja liburan di Maryland beberapa bulan sebelumnya, dari Hanoi dia tak keberatan untuk hadir lagi bulan Oktober. Nova Dien dan Venda Mokoagow dari Jakarta, mereka adalah sobatku sejak masa SMA. Di tambah

Kelsey & Adrienne, keponakan dan adik satu-satunya dari Sante.

Kalau di Indonesia, mungkin yang ikutan repot adalah sang Mama, tante atau saudara perempuan. Aku udah gak punya mama lagi, adikku perempuan Meyda, juga akan menikah di Manado bulan depannya. So, aku sangat bergantung pada peran Matron of Honor yang jadinya sangat besar sekali.

Ternyata wajar saja kalau memiliki 2 Matron of Honors, karena rasanya

aku pengen lebih dari satu!. Bukan mengecilkan peran dan tugas Bridesmaids, tapi porsi spesial justru datang dari Matron of Honors Duties. Eyi, dari mengantar dan menemani aku milih baju, fitting, shopping, cake testing, Bridal Showers bareng Mom, Adrienne & Kelsey, sampe mengatur transportasi dan akomodasi buat sobat-sobatku yang datang dari luar State. Nova, dari Jakarta membuat khusus website, video aku & Sante, memesan flower girl gown, souvenirs, dan pernak-pernik lainnya. Selain itu, mereka berdua memutuskan salah satu harus bisa Speech! Aha!

At the end, everything was beautiful, everybody did wonderful job!. I was so grateful and thankful to have them around in my special day!

Pinjam kata2nya William Shakespeare:

"I count myself in nothing else so happy

As in a soul rememb'ring my good friends."

I love you all!