Nicola & Felicia - September 17, 2005

On September 17th Luigi and I attended the wedding of his (2nd) cousin Nicola to his beautiful bride Felicia. It was a fantastic day right from the mass till the newlyweds got in their limo at the end of the night. (Or should I say from breakfast till the midnight buffet. Italians sure know how to eat!)

Before the wedding ceremony, Nicola and his groomsmen had a photo shoot with their motorcycles. I think it was a pre-requisite for being in the wedding party!





This is Luigi and his Zia Battista – his dad’s sister.



Miguel, Luigi & Pietro outside of the church.



The reception was at one of the most beautiful country clubs I have ever seen. Newlands Golf & Country Club is in Langley, BC. The room was called “The Conservatory” and looked right out on the golf course. When it got dark white lights came on everywhere and with the candlelight, it was breathtaking.





Luigi and I outside on the patio.




This is Luigi’s cousin Maria and her daughter Elisa – didn’t they look beautiful?! After seeing them all dolled up Luigi started calling them “Carmela & Meadow”.



Pietro and Derek at the head table. Pietro was very concerned that there weren’t enough pictures of him being taken! Those tuxes were fantastic and matched the bridesmaids who were in strapless red evening gowns.



The ceremonial cutting of the cake. This wedding cake was honestly one of the best I’ve tasted. Even after 6 other courses of food there was still room for cake of course!




Not a very good picture but this is the couple’s first dance as husband and wife.



Mother and father of the groom, Luigi’s cousin Melina and her husband Frank. Don’t they look happy!



Thanks to everyone in Vancouver for making us feel so welcome (as usual) and showing us a good time. We hope to be back soon!