Wedding #1 - Armenian Delight

Its been a busy wedding year for us!  Went to one in the summer, two in the fall, and have one last one to go to early December. D and I both enjoy going to weddings; who doesn't enjoy a festive atmosphere?! The first wedding we went to this fall, was in mid-September on a beautiful warm evening in Pasadena. The wedding was for D's medical school friend, who happened to grow up in a close-knit Armenian community in the LA area. The ceremony was at a lovely Armenian church, which was followed by an elegant outdoor reception at a mansion in Pasadena. I had never been inside an Armenian church before, but was interesting to note the difference between the interior of the church to the American Catholic churches that I had grown up with. The ceremony was split equally between Armenian and English, so we definitely go the gist of what was going on.  There was a really sweet part in the ceremony where the bride and groom rested their foreheads against each other and looked into each other's eyes and "breathed in each other's souls." After the ceremony, we headed to the outdoor gardens of a nearby mansion and were greeted with refreshing glasses of hibiscus lemonade. The food was outstanding and the bride and groom looked so utterly happy. My favorite part of the food was the gelato bar for dessert! A perfectly sweet ending to a lovely evening. Congrats M & A!