Sunday
Sep282008
Crina and Dan get married
Sunday, September 28, 2008 at 10:04PM
Happy birthday to my friend Reid today!
Went to my cousin's wedding yesterday. You may recall my post about participating in Relay For Life last year with my cousin Dan and his now-wife Crina. They got engaged since then and...(drum roll)... are now husband and wife. :-)
It was a wonderful wedding. The ceremony took place at the top of the Sutton Place Hotel, with a scenic view of Toronto all around. The ushers and bridesmaids danced down the aisle instead of the usual march, and the bride came down the aisle on the arm of her father as friends and family held flowers overhead.
I wished my Aunt Agnes could have been there; she died from breast cancer eight years ago. A small bowl of roses was placed near the front in her memory.
In lieu of wedding favours, Dan and Crina made a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society. Crina and her mother are both cancer survivors, by the way.
One of my personal highlights from the wedding were the speeches. The speeches are always one of my favourite parts of weddings because it's a time when you can usually get more of an insight about the friends or family who are getting married; it's a time of sharing and reminiscing, of tribute and caring. It doesn't matter if the people making the speeches are professional speakers or not as long as what they're saying is from the heart.
Many congratulations to Dan and Crina! And a special thanks to my Uncle John, who asked me for a dance. :-)
You can see more pictures from Saturday in my Flickr set.
Went to my cousin's wedding yesterday. You may recall my post about participating in Relay For Life last year with my cousin Dan and his now-wife Crina. They got engaged since then and...(drum roll)... are now husband and wife. :-)
It was a wonderful wedding. The ceremony took place at the top of the Sutton Place Hotel, with a scenic view of Toronto all around. The ushers and bridesmaids danced down the aisle instead of the usual march, and the bride came down the aisle on the arm of her father as friends and family held flowers overhead.
I wished my Aunt Agnes could have been there; she died from breast cancer eight years ago. A small bowl of roses was placed near the front in her memory.
In lieu of wedding favours, Dan and Crina made a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society. Crina and her mother are both cancer survivors, by the way.
One of my personal highlights from the wedding were the speeches. The speeches are always one of my favourite parts of weddings because it's a time when you can usually get more of an insight about the friends or family who are getting married; it's a time of sharing and reminiscing, of tribute and caring. It doesn't matter if the people making the speeches are professional speakers or not as long as what they're saying is from the heart.
Many congratulations to Dan and Crina! And a special thanks to my Uncle John, who asked me for a dance. :-)
You can see more pictures from Saturday in my Flickr set.
tagged Family
Family
Reader Comments (1)
[...] Jeff and I went to my relatives’ Christmas party over the weekend, hosted by my cousin Naomi and her partner Rick. I always look forward to this event; I like my cousins, and it’s always fun to catch up. Plus this time I got to see some of professional photos taken at Crina’s and Dan’s wedding. [...]