nazanin + miguel // married!

Nazanin and Miguel’s wedding was an experience for us in many ways.

Have you seen ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding?’ Do you remember how overwhelmed Ian’s family was when meeting Toula’s for the first time? The loud voices, exclamations, and sheer mass amount of people? It was the same for us when meeting Nazanin and Miguel’s families. Except, multiplied by, like, 10 times.

Everyone had such dynamic, colorful, flamboyant and engaging personalities. It was incredible. I (Amanda) have never been kissed by so many strangers in my life.

Usually, when guests see us coming, they will dive out of the way. Tonite, no one dodged the camera.  Instead, it was all smiles.

The ceremony was a little chaotic. It was our first Iranian/Persian/Mexican wedding, and since most of the ceremony was in Farsi, we were a little clueless as to what was going on. But we managed to keep up.

Best dancing we have EVER seen! Hands down. Complete with (are you ready for this?) a belly dancer and fire dancers.

When you combine all of this with the Mediterranean food that is now my favorite, it was an insane night….

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kylie + chad // married!

Apparently, I (Amanda) have no self-control when it comes to choosing how many photos to blog. As you will see below, there are over 50 pics of Kylie and Chad’s big day. It was an amazing day, to say the least.

Kylie made us feel very welcome and part of the family immediately with her thoughtful questions and comments. She totally kept her cool even when a rain-shower threatened our portrait session downtown. The ceremony had us all in tears as Kylie and Chad read their own hand-written vows which detailed how grateful they are to Christ for bringing them together.

These two sprung for a Mexican theme complete with sombreros, personalized bottles of hot sauce, and a nacho bar, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Kylie picked pink and orange as her colors, which oddly ended up complimenting each other quite well.

And don’t even get me started about that dress! Incredible.

Thanks you guys for allowing us to spend the day with you!

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