Char's Wedding

Chicago, 21 April 2007.
Perfect day for a wedding...

Char, my only blood-cousin on my father's side in America, tied the knot with Peter in a combination Western-Thai ceremony. The wedding and reception were held at Fulton's on the River. It was a really beautiful ceremony, and Char was holding back tears of joy while she was saying her vows. Peter stared lovingly into her eyes, which probably contributed a little bit to her tears of joy as well as helped her to remain composed.

I don't even know how to begin saying how important Char is to me and how happy I am for her and Peter. She's like a big-sister to me and despite the distance between us we have always remained very close. I've always said that Chicago is the only other place I'd live in America besides New York, and that's obviously got a lot to do with her.

Some more pics from the wedding...

Peter and his 97-year young grandmother.

The ringbearer, กรณ์ Korn, and his father. The last time I saw him (พี่ตี๋ p'Ti, the father) was several years ago; Korn wasn't even born yet!

Father of the bride escorting his daughter down the aisle.

They had a lot of fun during the whole ceremony.

Anthony Rapp

First dance together as husband and wife.

My dad, my bro, ลุงเชษฐ์ Loong Chet (Uncle Chet), ป้าดุ่ย Pa Duy (Aunt Sunny)

Family friend อาเอนก Ah Anek on the left

พี่ผึ้ง p'Pheung, Korn, p'Ti

They're not just being cute and romantic; Peter is helping hold Char up cause she's had several drinks now. And she's quite little; doesn't take many drinks to get her tipsy hahaha

Finally a close-up of Char. Isn't she beautiful?

and now for a couple non-wedding pics...

Outside the hotel

The hotel we stayed at was actually on the 15th floor and above of the Chicago Sun Times building. I just thought that was kind of interesting.

We went to Portillo's for Chicago-style hot dogs.

I also had an Italian beef sandwich

This was a splurge weekend for everyone. Hot dogs are a once-in-a-few-months meal for all of us cause they're not exactly the healthiest things. They are, however, among the tastiest.

And for my last meal in Chicago I picked up this pepperoni pizza from one of the Pizzeria Uno outlets at the airport. Surprisingly good for a frozen pizza that I got in an airport.

If you'd like to see some more pics, click on the following pic to be redirected to my Picasa online photo album:

Char's Wedding

I'll try to get some more pics up in the album once the wedding photographers get their pics up onto their website. And my bro has a couple really nice shots of the Chicago skyline at dusk. I'll try to get those up too.

Next weekend: another wedding!

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25 April 2007
I just got these pics from Char.

These pics were taken by the wedding photographer - Audrey Keller Photography. If you're in the Chicago area and need a professional photographer, you should definitely contact her. Char tells me that she was fantastic to work with and the pictures she's seen so far are phenomenal. If these two samples are indicative, I definitely agree. Like I said before, I'll try to snag some pics off her site once they're uploaded in the gallery there.