A Teal, Gold and Crystal Themed Wedding {Goa/India}
Written by on December 23, 2012.
Tagged under: CRYSTAL, GOLD, Goa, Real Wedding, TEAL
Andrea Sequeira and Ezer Mascarenhas, both Dubai expats had their dream wedding in GOA/India, where they are originally from. It came true with help from friends, family and their own creative talents. The day turned out to be a joyful celebration, made all the better by the talented professionals, friends and family friends that brought their Teal, Gold and Crystal themed wedding vision to life. The couple couldn’t be happier with their photos by photographer Savio Colaço, they captured every detail!
The proposal…
We met in June of 2011 when Ezer rescued me from a tyre clamp, like a knight in shining armor, he-he. Five months later he was down on bended knee, and presented me with the most gorgeous oval sapphire and diamond ring. I of course, said yes. As we were both in different countries I thought the courtship would be long as I did not expect to see him very often. I thought communication would be mostly by phone or chat. So I was very pleasantly surprised when he took the time and effort to fly down every month to see me, after we first met in June.
In December the same year, we had a small formal engagement with family and close friends and decided on a date (10.11.12) and venue for the wedding. It was a special date; so of course, we wanted the wedding to be super special and unique.
The wedding theme…
The theme was crystals (what can I say…I love bling!) The colours we chose were Teal and Gold. This was one wedding where the groom was as involved as the bride, from the crystal adorned trees, to the clusters of lanterns, the customised cake and the Guest book (a coffee table book which his niece Danica – one of the bridesmaids – hand-painted herself).”
“We made most of the décor ourselves with the help of our families. Ezer, the groom, very meticulously designed the invitations himself, right down to the custom printed names on the envelopes. Each of the candle holders were hand painted and embellished with little stones, and the table pieces were all handmade. We wanted to have our families as involved as much as possible so they would feel like part of the wedding, and be as excited to see everything come together as we were, and….a year of planning and a lot of hiccups later, it was all worth it!
Cake topper…
My sister Crystal (the MOH) picked up the cake topper for us from Canada. We were originally not going to go with a cake topper but she sent us the picture and we couldn’t resist.
Bubble Blowers…
As we were both environmentally conscious, we did not want to use Styrofoam confetti in the wedding. We decided instead to go with bubble blowers. Kids loved them and they’re sphere shaped to go with the theme, and best of all they don’t get into your hair!
The dress and shoes…..
The dress was love at first sight! I bought the dress in Dubai and had a few alterations made with the size. I had always wanted a long lace bordered veil like the one my mother had on her wedding day so I had the store make one for me. I designed my own jewelry to match the beautiful sapphire ring Ezer proposed to me with. And of course the shoes! My Something Blue with a stiletto heel, how could I resist! I knew they had to be the pair when I saw them!
Most enjoyable part of the planning process…
I think for me the best part was having my husband-to-be as involved with the planning and the tiny details of the whole wedding as I was. It felt like ‘our’ wedding and not just ‘my’ wedding. It reflected elements from both our personalities. Ezer being in the creative field had a lot to do with bringing the whole wedding together (consistency right from save the date’s, invitations, mass booklets, décor, menu cards, guestbook and thank you notes)
Most testing part of the wedding planning process as an expat bride…
The most testing part was getting vendors in Goa to supply what we needed. We had such trouble getting a decorator who could implement what we wanted, even though we had all the pictures and ideas in place and knew exactly what we wanted. It was frustrating that they would take 4-5 weeks to get back to us on a simple mail. Lucky for us, we had family back in Goa and this was a real lifesaver!
Top three tips for expat brides-to-be…
- Make sure you have the dress and bridesmaids dresses finished well over a month before the wedding especially if there’s a tailor involved.
- On the day of the wedding (and this is the most important one) Just let go. Whatever has to happen will, there will be hiccups but everything will take care of itself. It’s your day and you should be having fun. Remember what’s important, the meaning of the day – the church, the ceremony binding you as man and wife, having your family there to witness and share in your joy.
- Be organised and Delegate. Make and assign a list of duties and have the phone numbers of the people in charge on the same sheet. Have an overall co-coordinator to keep track of this. Remember that you can’t do anything yourself on the day of. Don’t forget to assign someone to take home whatever you brought to the venue (cake set etc).
Wedding suppliers used…Wedding Reception: Coco Locos, GOA // Wedding dress: Boutique in Dubai // Wedding Photographer: Savio Colaço [www.saviocolaco.com] // Wedding Cake: Marriot Hotel – GOA
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