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May 11, 2007
Trinidad: Day Seven
The big day finally arrived. I primped my hair, hoping it would look better than usual (Karima had asked me to be her maid of honor) and headed over to the hotel where Karima was staying. We chatted for a while and then Karima's hair and makeup artist arrived and went to work. Halfway through, her photographers arrived and they snapped away. Karima looked beautiful, of course, radiant, and the hair/makeup person finished about five minutes before the ceremony was to begin--luckily, we were only a few minutes drive away but we had to walk down the aisle almost as soon as we got to the church. The ceremony was lovely and, afterwards, we headed over to the reception place, a charming ranch boasting ponies and peacocks by the entrance and beautiful grounds atop a flight of stairs, which is where the reception took place. After a brief period of taking pictures, we headed up to the reception, which kicked off with the wedding speeches. Most of the wedding speeches were memorable and funny and, after dinner, there was a lot of calypso and soca-infused dancing and revelry. I really enjoyed the tassa drums but what made the night special was watching Karima and Greg dance from start to finish. It was definitely one of the best weddings I've been to.
Karima and Greg's first dance
Karima and one of Greg's best men showing their moves on the dance floor
The newlyweds
Posted by Jennifer at May 11, 2007 11:34 PM