olyvia meyer kwycqrunjnugmailcom hi thought would interested email mum sent sounds like wedding wonderful pretty interesting nondutch perspective anyway enjoy olyvia xx begin forwarded message rachel slater date 3 march 2008 23914 olyvia meyer hi sorry chance email since wedding go day went well fact would say much better couldve expected started early finished late great day began family gathering chantal pjs breakfast pj bestmanfather couple organised day left chantal made dressed front apartment decorated pjs return collect arrived 1130 bouquet first time see others outfits looked magical rather spiffing 15 family us lunch together bridal couple leave photos soon go whole house gets decorated sorts banners balloons 50 cardboard cutouts kiwi fruit slices guests decorated added messages glued one photos show going hair makeup remaining special guests special guests get corsages 20 left 100 zoo blijdorp ceremony zoo packed schoolholidays given special permission park close straight oceania section like large aquarium area looked really overdressed visit zoo private area abeutiful room one wall glass aquarium official ceremony dutch benefit english quite different wedding ceremony role expected felt honoured 40 minutes later group photo freeezing cold rain left zoo convoy guests cars decorated green white ribbon cut strips 2 days assembled reception area first surprise items performances started every one given song sheet bridal couple walked sang song tune auld lang syne dutch words written especially pj chantal parents one translating us havent clue said time bridal couple sets parents stand together every guest files past congradulates took time served coffee tea chantal pj cut cake feed mouthful like amercian way done romantically sweet cake served guests time thought enormous cake saw portion size wow cake plain sponge cream middle iced fondant really rather sweet pjs bestman speech recite point kindly written copy english us 6pm moved dinner even say rather successfully said karakia eating surprise pj chantal really emotional impressed dinner really nice selection hot cold food buffet style end dinner bridal couple say thanks parents present gift wedding witnesses also got gift got watch dutch inscription thanks koru also make point thanking people take video drive cars anything else point one gets gift like bottle wine special mention made chantals grandmother 90 eldest guest might add leave 100am kiwis travelled far much meant given flowers chocolates end part day ton turn say well prepared speech translated copies made timbo ron follow went funny touching stories pj chantal end official speeches dance party party party boy dutch know party drinks flowing alcoholic non food also distributed night little way evening slide show presentation given pj chantal love nz heaps photos taken nz point three us felt bit homesick get finished bridal couple told turn around back towards dance floor ria ton vanessa jereon dressed maori costume ready sing chantal got shock started singing pokarekareana incredible practiced much lyrics darn near perfect everyone amazed dancing singing went pjs brother kerwan performed song written weddding also good night went timbo dancing pretty much time think ron hardly left dance floor really everyone could see chantal queen dance floor even managed dance couple dances finish evening pj final words everyone presented silver fern planted little white ceramic pot pjs parents grown occasion well think wraps day say treated like celebrities every one came us spoke certainly felt special got back ton ria 200am buggered ok thats enough tell thenext couple days later well done sam head water clever proud bloody tea towel turned luggage staying ton ria grrrrhh lot love mum cat thats away xxxxx wed 06 aug 2008 161629 1300 mums dutch wedding experience