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marcela- i dont know if i am having one or not yet. it depends on if the furniture arrives on time.

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CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO MARCELA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ON SUNDAY! YOU ARE GOING TO LOOK BEAUTIFUL!!

HAPPY WEDDING DAY TO YOU!!

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YAY!! Thanks Angela! I can't wait to see you either!

I just got home from the rehearsal dinner (we also went out afterwards with the friends). It was awesome! I can't believe I'm getting married TOMORROW!!!

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Hi girls.. As my day is approaching, I am thinking of Greek dancing!! I have been to a few Greek weddings, where I have danced with everyone in the circle, but I am a little nervous about being the bride. I am thinking of maybe taking dance lessons, FH and I actually, but don't know if we really need to. My Greek in-laws, before the wedding, said they would have a little lesson in their home for my friends and I. They did this for my other SIL. Where do I even look for dance lesson if we decided to go that route?

Also, we are going back to Greece in one month. I know I have asked before.. but is there anything in particular I should look to purchase?

One more thing.. gifts for our koumbaro- What are you guys buying them? My FBIL and his wife is our koumbaro. I was thinking of buying her a really nice designer bag- maybe Louis Vouiton or Prada- Does the gift have to be a combined one? My other FSIL gave hers a digital camera.. but ours has all the latest stuff. I have no idea what we would buy for him.

TIA!!

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Congratulations Marcela. I can't wait to hear about your beautiful day.

I only had a koumbaro and I bought him a david yurman bracelet. I think a designer bag is wonderful gift...maybe you can get the guy a matching wallet or buy them something together to save cost.

As for greek dancing, check with your church...they sometimes have dance lessons available.


Good luck!

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Hi everyone!!!!! I didnt know everyone still posted here!!!! YYAYAYAYAY - good to see all us greekies here again.

My wedding turned out wonderful! I wish I could relive the day! I have not had much time to review the wedding and vendors, but me and my hubby were very happy!!!! Aruba was beautiful as well. We desparately needed a vacation where we can rest and Aruba was the perfect place for it. I dont have any pics yet either A few friends took pics with the digital cameras, but have not e-mailed them to me yet, and... as usual, DH has the scanner at his house so I cannot scan my proofs and other pics my friends gave me.

Our living situation... basically,, we are living with my parents right now. The co-op needed a lot of paperwork and our contractor has been pretty busy, so my poor little co-op is still in disrepair. We hope to move in within the next 2 to 3 weeks. It's not too bad at my house though... my parents were sweet to give us the second floor.

Oh, in case people were looking for an alternative to where to stay on their wedding night, we stayed at the Andrew Hotel in Great Neck and loved it! It was not the romantic setting -- frilly sheets and the like. The hotel is a four-star boutique hotel, new furniture, very modern. They cater more to the business traveler I think.They did not know we were going to be spending our wedding night there. The lady at the front desk was surprised to see me in my gown. We asked what time breakfast was, and they told us it ended at 9 am, so we laughed and said forget it! She said to call the front desk when we woke up. Next morning they told us to go to the cafeteria. They had set up breakfast just for us... it was very nice ANyway, check them out if you need a place to stay. I was very happy with the place.

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Marcela's wedding:

We missed the ceremony because we had to go to Brooklyn, but went to the reception. Marcela looked so beautiful! Her dress was gorgeous, make-up, hair, everything! And so were the bridesamid dresses. DH and I had a wonderful time (Thanks Marcela!). Lots of dancing and drinking and eating.

It's funny because our wedding flew by for us - I can't remember even half of it- so it was great to go to Marcela and Peter's because it took us back to ours and made us feel all the emotions we felt on our wedding day all over again, but without all the nervousness.

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Hi Deby,

welcome back....I'm glad you had a wonderful day. good luck with your new home.

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When is Marcela coming back??? I can't wait to see her pics!

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Did any of you girls go to the Anna Vissi concert at the Beacon Theater? I just got back from it and it was incredible!! I have seen her many times before and this was one of her best performances. Patricia Field (she designs the clothes for Sex and the City) was there too and Anna was wearing one of her designs.

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also, FH and I got our marriage license and today is one month until our big day!! I can't wait

koumbaroi

We got our Koumbaro and Koumbara each a piece of jewelry and we also got them a bombonaira (vase) for the house. They went to a great expense for us and paid for all the traditional items.

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also, FH and I got our marriage license and today is one month until our big day!! I can't wait

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We bought our koumbaro a Movado watch. I hope he likes it!

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We are probably getting our koumbaro a tiffany money clip (its the gift we are giving all the groomsmen) and we also are going to get him and his fiance (she is a BM) either a Waterford crystal bowl or candlestick holders... or a crystal from Tiffanys -

I'm leaning toward Waterford because i think they have better quality crystal

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We bought our koumbaro a Movado watch. I hope he likes it!

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Angela, you are so close! How exciting!!!!!

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I am getting very excited! But not nervous, just really excited!!! YAY!!

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Hello -

I am glad that I found this thread. My fiance is Greek and I am not and we want to find a band that plays Greek music well as long as American. I know that there were some suggestions earlier in the thread, but I noticed that some of the bands are word of mouth, and I can not find them on the internet!

Could some please give me some suggestions and/or numbers I could call? I really appreciate it....

I really hope that we are able to find a band that we both like!

Thanks!

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My daughter just had her wedding three weeks ago and she had Delta. They were wonderful. They absolutely made the wedding! Even non-Greek were dancing the whole night. Everyone said how easy it was to dance to every single song they played. They also include a DJ for the American music. My daughter didn't want a Greek band singing in English. LOL! The violinist is always extra, however, or you can request a clarinet if you prefer. If you are interested I can get you the number.

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Are any of you hiring two bands? We hired Oasis- They do Italian/American music. I wanted to hire a couple of musicians to play greek music.. I love the instrumental music. Any recommendations?? What is the price range?

Thanks girls!!

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I was not going to hire two bands. I was really hoping to find one that played both American and Greek well. Since we are getting married on New Years Eve, I think that it would be very expensive to get two. Any recommendations for good American & Greek music would be highly appreciated! Thanks.

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I think Alpha Orchestra does both Greek and American - my brother booked them for their November 04 wedding - this is their website - http://www.alphaorchestra.com/

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Hey girls - i have a question about baptisms -

FH told me this and i was wondering if the Greek Churches around here follow this. He said that a godparent can only baptize a child of the same sex - so because I baptized a boy i now can only baptize boys in the feature and no girls. I read in a book that it is true in greece but the practice i s relaxed in America - has anyone dealt with this??

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Hey girls - i have a question about baptisms -

FH told me this and i was wondering if the Greek Churches around here follow this. He said that a godparent can only baptize a child of the same sex - so because I baptized a boy i now can only baptize boys in the feature and no girls. I read in a book that it is true in greece but the practice i s relaxed in America - has anyone dealt with this??[/QUOTE

Georgia,

My FSIL is preggo. She is having a girl. Her koumbari is baptizing a boy for another couple she is koumbari to. FSIL says she won't be able to baptize her baby girl now.. only boys. We were just chatting about this the other day. Maybe you can check with the church?

Rosanne