Yes indeed! Rory, Aigerim and the whole wedding party set off in a limousine for a tour and photo ops around the city while guests arrive at the event center. One of my beautiful child:
Upon entering the building – so many of which were around town, only for weddings – a quartet of men were playing traditional music that was so wonderful:
An auspicious start to the traditional ceremony of one family giving their daughter to the groom and his family. As you’ve been gathering, eating, toasting (and attendant vodka shots) are traditional values. Pictures being worth thousands of words, here you go:
standing to receive toasts:
family and peeps:
gifts for all, including traditional Kazakh robe for me and most excellent hat for Steve (Rory’s dad):
besties:
and the official, ceremonial transition:
worn out, happy and sated from dancing, drinking, toasting and love…