{"id":9430,"date":"2013-11-21T14:45:32","date_gmt":"2013-11-21T21:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vsiena2021.ave25.com\/wedding-talk\/?p=6485"},"modified":"2013-11-21T14:45:32","modified_gmt":"2013-11-21T21:45:32","slug":"mary-george-august-17-2013-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/mary-george-august-17-2013-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary &amp; George ~ August 17, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/0630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6486\" title=\"0630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/0630.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"581\" height=\"329\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">August 17, 2013 marked the marriage of Mary and George. The couple lived apart for most of their relationship while George was on medical school rotation. However, the time apart did nothing to diminish the couple\u2019s love for one another.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/0126.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6487\" title=\"0126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/0126.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The wedding ceremony was held indoors with candles and purple flower petals lining the aisles. Chairs were wrapped with purple bows. On the altar sat a cross.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/0403.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6488\" title=\"0403\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/0403.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"306\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">George wore a grey tuxedo with a white shirt and tie. The groomsmen wore black tuxedos with turquoise ties. To begin the ceremony two flower girls sprinkled the aisle with flower petals for the bride. Then the bridesmaids began the processional in turquoise floor-length dresses. Their bouquets were a mix of spider mums, roses, hydrangeas and snapdragons in purple, magenta, green, teal and white.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/0649.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6489\" title=\"0649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/0649.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"497\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Mary was radiant as she joined her groom wearing a gown with lace bodice, cap sleeves, beaded belt and a full A-line skirt. Her shoes shimmered with crystals. The bride\u2019s bouquet mixed assorted flowers in shades of purple.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/0315.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6490\" title=\"0315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/0315.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"338\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">During the ceremony Raseena Jacob sang <em>Not For A Moment<\/em> while the unity candle was lit. The officiant quoted the bible throughout the ceremony. A special reading of the scripture was done by Sam and Manja.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/0674.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6491\" title=\"0674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/0674.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"312\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For the reception Mary changed into an elegant turquoise and gold sari.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">At the reception, the couple\u2019s name shone in lights on the wall. Purple tablecloths with turquoise candles on top made the room light up with the couple\u2019s spirit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/0709.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6492\" title=\"0709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/0709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"332\" height=\"514\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The couple\u2019s first dance was to <em>Come Away With Me<\/em> by Norah Jones, followed by traditional Indian dances.\u00a0 During speeches the brother of the groom talked about what a wonderful role model George was while the bride\u2019s sister honored Mary for always being there for them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The chocolate cake with vanilla frosting alternated purple and white layers over four tiers with a rhinestone \u2018R\u2019 topper. Small square tins filled with candy were the favors.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1089.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6493\" title=\"1089\" src=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1089.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"317\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">On the back of the couple\u2019s car was written <em>The first day of the rest of your lives. <\/em>Congratulations Mary and George. May the beauty of your souls bring beauty to every aspect of your lives together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photography by: <a href=\"http:\/\/daviddedios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">David De Dios Photography<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 17, 2013 marked the marriage of Mary and George. The couple lived apart for most of their relationship while George was on medical school rotation. However, the time apart did nothing to diminish the couple\u2019s love for one another. The wedding ceremony was held indoors with candles and purple flower petals lining the aisles&#8230;.  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/mary-george-august-17-2013-2\/\" title=\"Read Mary &amp; George ~ August 17, 2013\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wedding-ceremony-and-reception"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9430"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9430\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.villasiena.cc\/wedding-talk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}