Monday 23 November 2009

Kenji and Megumi's wedding

Alright I don't know if I can marry yet I get my results tomorrow, but I went to a wedding yesterday.
Actually this wedding is at the same place as I will marry Yuuri so in essence this was a kind of reconnaissance wedding.

Naturally I took my camera.


From Megumis wedding

We have what is almost a western wedding style with the classic white style. Beautiful.


From Megumis wedding

Check out the authenticity, alright so it's a bit 'Disney Land' but it's all about the show. I don't really care if the church was built in the 1600s by the pope or erected in the 1980s by Imagine(c). And I'll tell you what, the heating system works well in this modern building and you wont find that in your damp Gothic churches.


From Megumis wedding

This is the old 'chucking the petals' routine, I like that picture cause the petals are caught mid-flight and check out the guy with the pink phone, no it's not his girlfriends its his and that's Japan.
A nice shot of the couple though, Kenji and Megumi Kato.

They met at my welcome party when I came to Aeon, I remember sitting next to them and talking with Kenji. He was to become one of my students and Megumi is the Kids head teacher. They are two very lovely people and two of my favourite people at Aeon.


From Megumis wedding

After some photos we all bustle up to the party room where we enjoy lots of food and booze. This is where we also pay the lean 17,000Y/ $191 / £115 but this is the way of all weddings in Japan, indeed I hear in Tokyo the prices are much much higher.


From Megumis wedding

Here is a nice group of the current Aeon workforce with the lady on the left in the white jacket working at the Morioka branch and the rest of us stuck in the Arctic tundra Aomori.

From Megumis wedding


Japanese weddings always seem to include at least one costume change which gives the whole thing a little personality. I like it and I really like this outfit!


From Megumis wedding

Ah and who could forget, the flaming sword, a key part to any wedding where ever you are in the world. On this day of love Kenji unites the Japanese old love of samurai warriors with the modern Japanese love of smoking in public. Very beautifully done though.

No pictures of Yuuri I hear you cry? Well no she was working but she came to the second party in her brand new dress I bought for her. I chose a very western style which I think she needed time to get used to but here she is in her fluffy bear slippers...


From Megumis wedding

Finally a short video so sit back and enjoy.

1 comment:

Greg said...

Colin, those are some great pictures. It looks like a good group of people you work with at the (Artic circle) Aomori branch of Aeon. Hahaha, I do like the photo with the guy and the pink phone taking a picture as well! I hope that the wedding results are positive! Thanks for keeping me on the subscriber list, and all your help!

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