Weddingbee bios

The whole day was such a whirlwind that I'm thankful our amazing photography team caught all the little moments so we could re-live them after the fact.  Here are some getting ready shots for your viewing pleasure:

 

 

Mom zipping me up.  :-)

My husband's family is from Transylvania, Romania (an ethnically Hungarian part of Romania) and his family wanted to throw us a second wedding in their hometown.  Our response?  'Duh'  :) 

We got married (again) in a little church surrounded by walls who's earliest record dates back to 900 AD.  Wow.  The pastor spoke mostly Hungarian but had practiced for months to also be able to give the sermon in English for my family and was particularly excited to have this chance to show off his new skills.  I also said my vows in Hungarian but managed to mess them up in a funny way which made his family giggle.  Apparently, instead of saying 'I will never leave your side', I said 'I will never share my food'.  Ha!   

It's rare when you get to experience a sacred ritual in a foreign country as the BRIDE.  The whole wedding lasted about 3 days and really made American weddings look like amateur hour.  So much food, dancing, stories, and I even got kidnapped by my husband's cousins! (I got to write my own list of demands) 

Anyway, here are some photos of the ceremony:

OMG wow.  Like I've said before, Romanian weddings put American weddings to shame.  This party just would not stop and I actually left EARLY at 3:30am.  This whole wedding was a gift from my husband's aunt and uncle and they pulled out all the stops.  We had tradtional Transylvanian folk dancers perform, a beautiful female vocalist who I affectionately named 'Hungarian Britney', a magician, money dance, and more food than anyone could handle.  And, oh yeah, a cake with fire coming out of it.  The whole thing was nuts and very different from our more modest wedding style.  Still though, it was so much fun to be a part of such a crazy party...as the center of attention. :)

The crazy thing was, my hubby and I had nearly zero say in what the wedding would look like.  We didn't plan a single thing and the whole wedding/reception was planned by his aunt.  It was a little surreal to walk into the reception and being surprised the entire time.  :)

Wedding parade through the town.  Yes, that's a pony cart for the children which is a smaller version of what we were riding in.  Did you hear that?  A PONY CART!  So cute.

 

Getting kidnapped by hubby's family and thinking of demands for my return.

ThiThis shot was mostly for show as I don't drink too often.  :)  Still though, the kidnapping was the best part of the reception because it was the only time when I didn't have 200 people asking me questions in Hugarian (I don't speak it very well).

Transylvanian folk dancers.

Even the dog made an appearance.

And finally, the cake with fire coming out of it.  :)

 

 

 

Seriously ladies, dessert bars are the way to go!  As a wedding gift, a pastry chef friend of ours donated her services for our wedding which meant we had the most amazing dessert bar anyone could ask for.  Feast your eyes on these bad boys!

 

We used old granite remnants to add a little texture to the table and printed out labels displaying what each treat was.  I'm so glad we got pictures of it because by the time my husband (!) and I got to eat, it was completely destroyed due to the feeding frenzy it caused with our guests. :-)

Cutting the cake: