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Preparations
We used our web site to communicate with
our guests before the wedding, and to give
them an idea what it would be like in the
Japanese countryside.
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Invitations
Making the invitations was one of the more
fun parts of the wedding
preparations.
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Prelude
Visit here to see photographs taken before the
wedding, up to the point when the bride walked in
through the Chapel doors...
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Ceremony
The wedding went off without a hitch
(...or almost without a hitch!) As my
sister Christina put it though: the
important thing were getting the vows
right, and we managed that part without
trouble.
Program
&
Service
We have included the full text of our
wedding service here as well as the text
from Peikang Dai's homily and the hymns,
etc.
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Postlude
After the wedding we all barelled out onto the lawn
behind the chapel and enjoyed some cake and had the
first chance to chat and have photos taken in
groups.
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Reception
The wedding reception was held at Myojinkan, a
traditional Japanese Inn at the "Tobira" hot
spring, just outside of Matsumoto. The staff were
exceptional, and although they had never had a
wedding reception at their inn before, they really
took great care of us.
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Photography
It may have something to do with living in the
country of Nikon, Minolta, Canon and Olympus, but
whatever the reason our guests sure had fun taking
pictures!
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Awards
Interesting things can happen when you get
100 guests to travel up into the Japanese
countryside for a wedding, particularly if
many of them had never been to the land of
the rising sun before...
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Cast
of thousands
Well, maybe not exactly thousands, but it felt
like that because I was the director! We would like
to thank all our friends who played a part in
making everything so nice for the wedding. Here are
a page highlighting our staff.
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