June 10,2007 Wedding Day 2

June 10, 2007 Wedding Day 2

 

On Sunday, June 10th Tracey and Anjan were joined in marriage in a Hindu ceremony in honor of Anjan’s heritage.  Anjan’s mother did the planning and also ordered the wedding clothes for both Tracey and Anjan from India through other family members there.  The ceremony was held at a Hindu temple in Phoenix and was performed by a priest from there.  It was another beautiful wedding.

 

 

 

Tracey and Joan

 

 

Anjan, Tracey, and Manju

 

 

 

Tracey and Dad

 

During Ceremony

 

 

 

Tracey and Anjan

 

During my trips to India for work I had seen parts of weddings there but never imagined that we would be participating in one.  It was a nice ceremony and the priest took time to explain the various parts and meanings of the ceremony.  The ceremony was a “short version” lasting about 2 hours.  In India the celebration and wedding may take as long as 4 or 5 days.  Tracey and Anjan’s ceremony was followed by an Indian meal at the temple which again was enjoyed by all.

 

This evening we went to Joan’s cousin’s home who also lives in Phoenix for ice cream and cake bringing to a close a very busy weekend of activities.

June 9, 2007 Wedding Day 1

June 9, 2007 Wedding Day 1 for Tracey and Anjan

 

June 9th was Tracey and Anjan’s wedding day and as we came to find out in Phoenix it was another beautiful day but somewhat warm.  Tracey and Anjan had planned their wedding at the location where Anjan had proposed to her.  It was held on the Different Pointe of View Terrace at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort which is on a hill in a central area of Phoenix with a great view of the surrounding area.

 

 

It was a busy day for me with dropping Joan at the hairdresser, picking up flowers and delivering them to the hotel, etc.  Joan and I and most of the invitees all stayed at the hotel Saturday night.  It was one of the nicest hotels that we have ever stayed at and we enjoyed it very much as did everyone else.  The wedding was private with about 30 people in attendance.  Relatives, high school and college friends made up most of the attendees.

 

The minister from the church where Tracey has been attending (Church of the Beatitudes, a United Church of Christ) performed the ceremony.  Tracey had planned the time so that it would be just before sunset.  The wedding ceremony was very nice and went well.  The view was great especially as the sun set and the lights came on in Phoenix.

Tracey and Jill

 

 

Tracey and Anjan

 

 

Wayland and Tracey down the aisle.

 

 

 

Tracey, Anjan, and mothers.

 

 

 

After the wedding and picture taking we adjourned to the restaurant inside for a wonderful meal and a time of celebration.

June 8, 2007 Los Angeles to Phoenix

I am writing this on July 3, 2007 and Joan and I are back home in Mogadore.  I did want to catch up on the blog and get it up to date to the present. 

 

On June 3rd we drove from LA over to Phoenix with a stop in Indio to visit Joan’s uncle Charlie there and meet his new bride Pat.  We had a very nice lunch with them and got to see their wedding pictures, then it was on to Phoenix.  It’s an interesting drive through the desert between Indio and Blythe but a little on the warm side.

 

Between the time that we left Phoenix for New Zealand and when we got back Tracey and Anjan had moved to their home from the apartment that they were in for the last year.  The home is beautiful in a planned neighborhood with nice restaurants and shopping nearby.

 

 

Front Entrance

 

 

 

Backyard with real grass.

 

Being there the week before the wedding was nice to help out with some of the pre-wedding activities. 

Anjan and I checked out two of the local general aviation airports for activities.  Falcon Field in Mesa has a wing of the Commemorative Air Force (previously named Confederate Air Force, you have to be politically correct nowadays) that was interesting.  Deer Valley airport closer to them has become quite a training field for Chinese pilots.  They have about 300 Chinese there training to become commercial pilots. 

 

 

B-25, my favorite WWII plane.

 

 

Mig

 

 

 

Got that Mig with my trusty 50 cal.

 

 

 

The weather was beautiful but somewhat boring.  Blue skies and warm everyday, starting to hit close to 100, but dry.