Dan, Halle, and I had the privilege of attending some beyond beautiful wedding festivities this past weekend of our friends Matthew and Melanny. Matthew is the brother of some of our best friends Laurie and Jason Lefevers. Matthew is from a christian american family while Mellany is from a hindu/sikh indian family. The wedding contained both american and indian customs. It is always so interesting and exciting to see different cultures and their customs. The whole wedding event lasted from 3:30 that afternoon until late into the night. The groom was welcomed into the hotel by a dancing party, bongos, shouting, and crowds of people on the streets of Atlanta. This is called a barat. Then the wedding ceremony began shortly after. The ceremony was just beautiful. Not only were the decorations, bridal party's dresses, bride's dress breathtaking, but the content and depth of the actual ceremony was profound and so sweet!
The decorations were gorgeous!! Every seat was covered in gold colored satin.
Laurie was a bridesmaid which all wore sarees or lehngas. It was so FUN to look at all those women in those beautiful dresses all night. Jason was a groomsmen.
Here is the bride, Mellany and her dad. Her dress left me speechless...WOW...beautiful! It was designed by her family and hand made in India. She said she had a hard time even walking in the dress because it weighed 30 pounds.
Look at that bead and jewel work detail!!
The bride and groom's parents sat with them on stage during the ceremony. There was a REAL fire pit on stage and Laurie actually tied them together. (literally)
This is the american traditional part led by Jason's dad.
They were so HAPPY!! She was BEAUTIFUL!
Every woman in attendance received a REAL pearl bracelet when arriving at the reception.
Between the ceremony and reception there was a cocktail room where there were open bars and indian food appetizers.
Laurie was absolutely gorgeous in her lehnga!! Could not even tell she was pregnant.
Really COOL indian decorations. 
The bride changed into a different dress for the reception which was also hand made just for her in India and was just as beautiful.
The indian culture loves to dance. Here is a dance they performed at the reception, which was super cool to see. 
YEAH....my favorite...lots and lots of indian food! It was soooo good and REALLY SPICY!
Here's Daddy's girl! Halle's first dance.
She was the life of the party..hehe!
We were so honored to spend such a memorable beautiful event with some really great friends. What an amazing weekend. We wish the VERY best for Matthew and Mellany in their new life together.
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