Vows in the Sand | Geetha and Matthew are married

May 22, 2017

Geetha Alagirisamy & Matthew Moneymaker

Where are you from: Singapore, now British (Matt is American with European descent)

Paula Stonoga at Mis En Place

Rev Harrold from SimplyWeddings

DJ: Craig from Oneworld 
red wedding Dress – designed and tailored by bride, Grooms suit – from Nordstrom and vest was customised with same fabric as dress
Flowers: Red & Ivory Roses for bouquet and boutonnieres, carnations for tables
red wedding Dress – designed and tailored by bride, Grooms suit – from Nordstrom and vest was customised with same fabric as dress

Makeup: P Willis Jr

Hair: Simone from Blush Essence

 

1. At the first look photoshoot when he turned around and saw me, said WOW, then handed me my whiskey flask with my fav scotch in it. 2. in the spiritual ceremony, when my pilot walked around the fire with me in his Aladdin shoes in the sand. 3. when I reached the altar for the western ceremony, he leaned over, covered his lapel microphone and told me how beautiful I looked and that he loves me, he wanted me to know it privately that’s why he covered his mic. 4. when we said our vows, he never looked away from me the whole time and when he kissed me, it did so privately despite the crowd around us. 5. When we had our first dance to Ed Sheeran’s song and for the 2nd part, he did the bollywood bhangra moves just for me and then pulled in his mother-in-law for a dance. 6. we floated away chinese lanterns into the sky.

Feb 2016, he was back from a 9 month deployment to the desert. We were sitting at my kitchen counter in Cayman after hosting a farewell party for my mother who returning to Singapore after a long vacation in Cayman .

nervous and happy

Bride, the divine energy leads the first 3 rounds, Groom, the grounding energy leads the final 4 rounds The groom’s brother accepts his new role to support and protect his new sister by placing rice grains in bride’s hands after each round. Parents Blessings & Forgiveness: The couple show gratitude with sandalwood-vermillion paste & rosewater on their parents’ feet, and seek forgiveness for any heartache they had to endure for them. Blessing with Rice & Petals: Throwing rice and petals signify blessings for prosperity, peace and love.

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