Wow, start of wonderful day ... even if we had to get up at 5am to prepare. We had a simple civil ceremony at city hall and were so happy to see so many of our family and friends witness our exchange of vows.
After the ceremony, guests were welcomed to our house for lunch while the bridal party headed to Casa Loma for wedding pictures. We could not have asked for a more perfect day; beautiful weather, nice cool breeze and a practically empty Casa Loma!!!
We returned home to get a quick bite to eat before the Chinese tea ceremony and prep for the evening reception. It took 1 hour each for Kanae and okaasan to get into a traditional Japanese kimono. We had a traditional 10 course Chinese Wedding Banquet. The place looked fabulous thanks to all the volunteers. The food was wonderful and there were a lot of fun and games.
Everything went so smoothly thanks to my sister that ran everything like a pro.