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CEREMONY LOCATION
Chrissy Field
San Francisco, CA
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Le Colonial Restaurant and Harry Denton's Starlight Room
San Francisco, CA | | | | | | PHOTOGRAPHER
Paul Sanders | | | | | | CAKE DESIGNER
The Cakemaker
San Francisco, CA | | | | | | FAVORS
Imprint Items | | | | | | FLORAL DESIGNER
Nancy Liu Chin Designs
San Francisco, CA | | | | | | HAIR DESIGNER
La Belle Day Spa
San Francisco, CA | | | | | | MAKEUP DESIGNER
La Belle Day Spa
San Francisco, CA | | | | | | OFFICIANT
Dr.Brenda Wade
Oakland, CA | | | | | | RENTALS / LINENS
Classic Party Rentals
Burlingame, CA | | | | | | SITE COORDINATOR
Shannon Berry
San Francisco, CA | | | | | | TRANSPORTATION
Scootcar Rentals
San Francisco, CA | | | | |
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THEIR STORY |
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| HOW THEY MET
Debbie and Arun were introduced by mutual friends but didn't hit it off right away romantically. They did become
great friends, however, and started dating a few months later. | | | | BRIDE'S PROFESSION
VP, Director of Marketing | | | | | GROOM'S PROFESSION
Head of West Coast Sales for a technology company | | | | LENGTH OF ENGAGEMENT
7 months | | | | THE PROPOSAL
In December 2003, Arun gave Debbie flying
trapeze lessons at the San Francisco Circus School for
my birthday. Unbeknownst to her, he was already
plotting the proposal.
During their last lesson, the only people there were the the three coaches, Debbie,
and Arun. Because Debbie had pneumonia the week prior, she wasn't quite up to her game, and failed my "catches" three times in a row. On the last one, she landed again in
the net, and her coach yelled, "It's okay, Debbie. I
hear from Arun that you're a really great catch."
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laughed, and climbed down the ladder to find Arun
standing on the floor below, with the ring in his
hand.
| | | | THE GOWN
A bias-draped ivory, embroidered chiffon by Elizabeth Fillmore. While the dress is one of Elizabeth's standard designs, Debbie and Arun met her at a trunk show and asked her to customize it. Elizabeth happily agreed and added beading that was done by hand in India and shipped back to the U.S. just in time for the wedding.
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70 | | | | THE CAKE
A white cake with caramel mousse filling and white frosting, decorated with candy boats, planes and cars. The cake topper was designed by a local artist and featured caricatures of the couple, their four dogs and their cat to ensure it was very personal. They also had chocolate cupcakes, because they're fun and Debbie and Arun love them. They, too, were decorated with the candy vehicles. | | | | FIRST DANCE SONG
Night and Day by Frank Sinatra | | | | THE MENU
A broad selection from Le Colonial's French Vietnamese menu. The many options included meat, seafood and vegetarian dishes to satisfy the wide tastes of their guests. | | | | WHAT MADE THE DAY UNIQUE
Everything! Arun and Debbie were
married in a very public location so their wedding was
witnessed by all kinds of people. A huge picnic group
even toasted them with Coronas and cheered as they walked back down the aisle and out of the amphitheater!
No part of their wedding was typical; from the photobooth, to the kites, to the dogs walking down the aisle and place cards made to look like boarding passes -- they even gave away travel toothbrushes engraved with their names and wedding date as party favors. They did what they could to ensure everything was representative of their quirky brand of fun.
| | | | HONEYMOON DESTINATION
Bali, Indonesia | | | | THE WEDDING
The location of the ceremony, Chrissy Field, actually used to be an airfield in World War II. With views of the bay, the
Golden Gate Bridge, and downtown San Francisco, it
seemed idyllic. Debbie and Arun also spent a lot of weekend there with their dogs, flying kites. (They even handed out
kites after the ceremony so guests could amuse
themselves during the pictures.)
Le Colonial was
the site of one of their very first dinner dates, and
is their favorite restaurant in the city.
The music
was equally quirky with nothing traditional about it --
they walked together, with the dogs, up the aisle to a
string quartet playing "Fields of Gold" and the
recessional music was "We're Gonna Do It Our Way" from
the Laverne and Shirley show | | |
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