Our marathon floral job has come to a close. This is the last hurrah, the Wedding Reception in Goa, India. The Amaryllis, Coral Charm Peonies and Astilbe from Holland have held up and the tables are ready for the last night’s party. Bridget’s fabricated pagoda-shaped structures have been draped with hundreds of feet of Plumosa […]
After days of merriment and festivities, the Big Day arrived. The Indian wedding ceremony is replete with ritual and splendor. And a beautiful attention to detail and decoration. I was in awe of it all. After two hours, and exactly seven circles around the fire, the couple are wed. बधाई हो (Congratulations)! The Groom. The […]
Day two of Bridget’s Goan wedding found us setting up a morning party poolside. I keep describing this job as a marathon of wedding jobs. There was absolutely no stopping, even with a sprained ankle. And Bridget gets the award as she awoke each morning at 4 to scour the Goan streets searching for interesting […]
The first party to kick off the wedding festivities was held on Mobor Beach under the stars at The Leela Goa. Bridget’s color palette was a perfect reflection of the Goan sand, sky and sea. Pale-grey crushed gauze tablecloths, 2,500 collected oyster shells shipped from New York, jute rope accents, driftwood and shells were all […]
We’re almost to the first party. My experiences in Goa were too enchanting not to share. The stage is set. The Leela Goa was the perfect host for the festivities to follow. Next stop, the first event of the wedding, The Beach Party. Until then, here’s The Leela Goa, an enchanted hotel on The Arabia […]
Lucky for me Bridget had to run some errands in Goa and I got to tag-a-long. She had designed quite a few large structures for the multiple days of wedding festivities and there were details to look over at the production company’s warehouse. I marveled at the heat and how production carried on despite how […]
After a long, long, long journey ferried by three different airplanes I arrived in Goa, India. It was midnight Goan-time and an hour’s taxi ride would get me to my final lodging destination. The warm, late-night taxi ride along the windy roads of Goa roused my wearied senses from an airplane cocoon. The smell of […]
