You were the most charming and beautiful ever on your wedding.
The ceremony was held at the church-like chapels at the hotel performed by a bridal priest. Christian-style wedding is very popular here, that is because many couples, non-religious couple like yours, find it romantic as well as solemn. Some criticize it but I think great existence should be universal, he is sure to bless you whether you are Christian or non-Christian. We attendants celebrated your wedding by singing a hymn “What a friend we have in Jesus”. I love this song very much.
When leaving the reception hall for change of costume, you asked your mother to accompany you. She looked very happy.
I’ve known you since you were small. Since your mother was working, you and your brother often came to my house. You were like my own children. As the youngest of all the cousins on your mum’s side, small and lovable as you were, you were sensible enough to show the consideration to your family members as well as to others.
I know there was a hard time to go through but you learned hard way. When asked to say something without notice beforehand at the wedding reception, I was a terrible speaker with tears welling up and made you cry. I was so sorry. You know I am the one who is easily moved to tears.
It was a beautiful wedding. A wedding is more than just two people getting married. We all witnessed the moment you started a new life.
My best wishes for future happiness, Sae-chan!
The ceremony was held at the church-like chapels at the hotel performed by a bridal priest. Christian-style wedding is very popular here, that is because many couples, non-religious couple like yours, find it romantic as well as solemn. Some criticize it but I think great existence should be universal, he is sure to bless you whether you are Christian or non-Christian. We attendants celebrated your wedding by singing a hymn “What a friend we have in Jesus”. I love this song very much.
When leaving the reception hall for change of costume, you asked your mother to accompany you. She looked very happy.
I’ve known you since you were small. Since your mother was working, you and your brother often came to my house. You were like my own children. As the youngest of all the cousins on your mum’s side, small and lovable as you were, you were sensible enough to show the consideration to your family members as well as to others.
I know there was a hard time to go through but you learned hard way. When asked to say something without notice beforehand at the wedding reception, I was a terrible speaker with tears welling up and made you cry. I was so sorry. You know I am the one who is easily moved to tears.
It was a beautiful wedding. A wedding is more than just two people getting married. We all witnessed the moment you started a new life.
My best wishes for future happiness, Sae-chan!
Congratulations from me, too, and thank you for letting us see the part of such a special day, cosmos. I think I know how Sae-Chan's mother felt, and how you felt, too. Two months later, my niece is having a wedding. Being two years younger than my daughter, she was part of my family, she was there at any childhood events of my children and I was her substitute mother.
ReplyDeleteI found you in the last photo!
Congratulations! Sae-chan looks so beautiful and happy!
ReplyDeleteA good marriage must be the deepest and best of pleasures among the finest things in life.
I wish for them sweet happiness!
Your header photo is fabulous!
Grats from me! She is beautiful and so are your pictures. I like that you like the song "What a friend we have in Jesus”. A traditional Christian marriage is great. Many people in Norway choose to marry in the church of tradition, even if they are not Christians. Weddings are always moving:-)
ReplyDeleteHugs and blessings from north!
What beautiful photographs. She is a radiant and lovely and very elegant bride. Thanks for sharing this happy occasion with us!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute bride! I enjoyed to read this post imaging the solemn atomosphere in the Chapel.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! And thank you for sharing the happy moments.
stardust
ReplyDeleteI hear you're going to Yokohama to attend the ceremony. It'll be a good opportunity to enjoy sightseeing around there as well.
Hope you'll have a good time and I wish your dear niece happy future.
sapphire
Thank you for congratulating Sae-chan. They are now in some European countries on their honeymoon.
Thank you for the compliment on my garden picture. It's now in the fall version; amethyst sages, cherry sages,blue sages,.. are in full bloom.
spiderdama
You seem to be a faithful Christian. I learn a lot from you.
Thank you for a kind comment.
Jenny Woolf/ haricot
Thank you for your lovely comments.
Young couples chose various ways of wedding from not having ceremony to having a modest affair or still having a big one but whichever they choose, I'm happy if they let me join in and wish my dear ones future happiness.
Congratulations from me and my husband!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very sweet post :)
Thank you, Ekaterina.
ReplyDeleteBoth of you are so sweet!
Congratulation! Very lovely bride. I wish a happy future comes before them. You are a very tender aunt.
ReplyDeleteI noticed you smiling in the picture at last.
Thank you for sharing great time.
many congratulations and wish the couple a vaery happy and blessed married life :)
ReplyDeletevery beautiful photographs and such a pretty bride.
cheers
chin
こんにちわ、cosmos さん。
ReplyDeleteおめでとうございます。
幾久しく、お幸せをお祈りします。
sarah
ReplyDeleteThe last picture is the one we got taken after the couple saw the invited guests off outside the reception hall. I didn't wear kimono this time since it was held in Himeji, a bit too far from here.
Thank you for a kind remark, sarah.
Chintan
Thank you for stopping by and leaving a nice commnet,Chintan.
I'll visit yours later.
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おめでとうございます。
ReplyDelete最初の写真の花嫁さんの花婿さんを見つめる眼差しがすべてを語っているようで・・・とってもいい写真ですね。
甥もホテルでの中にあるチャペルで結婚式を挙げました。偶然その場に居合わせた見知らぬ人々もすべてが結婚の証人になるという設定で、自分たちで作った誓いの言葉を読み上げました。この時、自分たちで作る結婚式っていいなと思いました。もう私は結婚式を経験する機会はありませんが。
ヘッダーが素敵なのになっていますね！！
Thank you, snowwhite, for a nice comment.
ReplyDelete自分たちなりのスタイルで結婚式を挙げるカップルに招待され、新たな旅立ちを見守ることができるのはうれしいものです。心から幸多かれと祈っています。
わが娘にはまだその機会が訪れないようですが・・・
Hello Cosmos!
ReplyDeleteBrides almost always look beautiful and radiant on their wedding day,and this bride certainly does.....and of course the bridegroom too looks extremely happy!
The cake is a work of art!
Thanks for sharing this splendid family occasion.
I wish them a joyful and fulfilling life together.
Best wishes,
Ruby
Wecome back Ruby,
ReplyDeleteThe bride asked to decorate the cake with strawberries and angel's wings.
The moment the couple place a knife into a cake makes a good shot chance. Later a small portion of it is delivered to all the guests. Is yours like that too?
Thank you for stopping by and leaving the comment, Ruby.
おめでとうございます！お二人のお幸せをお祈りいたします。
ReplyDeleteCosmosさんはどこにおられるのかしら？探し疲れました。
吸い込まれそうな青い深い山々。早朝に撮影されたのでしょうか。素晴らしいheaderですね。またお会いする日まで！
Tomoko
Welcome back, Tomoko!
ReplyDeleteYou can't find me? I am here ^ ^
ヘッダーの写真は稲村ヶ岳の頂上から、ズームで遠景の大峰連山を撮ったものです。３６０度の大パノラマでした。快晴だったのですが遠景をアップするとこんな感じになってしまいました。
Usually,yes!
ReplyDeleteThe bride is a real beauty.
ReplyDeleteI wish her long and happy life.
But I'd prefer to see her in kimono:)
Tattina
ReplyDeleteSince many couples choose Christian-style wedding, there're fewer chances to see brides in kimonos. The time when we are most likely to see them wearing kimono is at the ceremony of coming of aged day when they turn 20.
So colorful and gorgeous!
Thank you, tattina, for your comment.