Chris and Sandy' Wedding Reception, evening of 13thDecember.

The reception was an amazing affair held at The Singapore Island Club Ballroom.

Bill, Linda and Joey waiting for the taxi.

Still waiting.

 

Clive, Katrina, Tom and Adi all looking fabulous at the reception.

 

Linda, Joy and Katrina.

 

 

Chris and Sandy cut the enormous cake.

 

Clive giving his second wedding speach in a week.

 

Chris and Sandy do the champagne trick.

 

Followed by a talk.

Both families take to the stage.

 

Next day we went with Adi to Gardens by the Bay.

 

These Supertrees are lit up spectactuarly at night.

 

Inside the Flower Dome they had a Christmas display.

 

We liked this sculpture of travellers with half bodies.

 

They have imported hundreds of ancient and also unusual plants, like this Boab tree.

 

 

Joy and Adi in the Cloud Forrest Dome, standing in front of the 35 metre man made mountain and waterfall.

 

This was the place for selfies. We particularly enjoyed this woman.

 

The Cloud Forrest is full of beautiful orchards, pitcher plants and ferns.

 

Looking up.

 

Looking down at the walkway from the top.

 

Through a window to a pond.

 

Adi enjoying lunch at the hawkers market.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris and Sandy's Temple Wedding in Singapore

After spending precious time in Darwin with Alexander and Mary we went on to Singapore to Chris and Sandy's second wedding.

 

The first event was a party/dinner at the home of an uncle of Sandy. We had our hands painted with henna. Adi, Joy, Robyn, Linda,Tom and Katrina.

 

 

Henna hands!

 

 

 

There was a little bit of time for touring so we visited the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple at Chinatown.

 

Inside it was amazing and totally immaculate.

 

There were hundreds of images of Buddah.

 

We had a fun trip to Little India for one of our wedding outfits.

 

 

Katrina, Linda and Joy help out with modelling.

Bill, Katrina, Clive, Joy, Chris and two of Sandy's relatives head off from the hotel to the Temple Wedding.

 

The Sri Srinivasa Perumal Hindu Temple.

Linda, Robyn, Farida, Joy and Katrina in the foyer of the The Govindasamy Pillay Wedding Hall at the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Hindu Temple.

 

 

Adi made a beautiful handmaiden.

 

The ceromony was on a stage.

Farida, Suresh, Sandy, Chris, Clive and Katrina.

 

Chris and Sandy a groom and bride for a second time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darwin with Alexander and Mary

 

Mary and Alexander at Fogg Dam, outside Darwin.

 

Water lilies in the dam.

 

Urban rebel. There is a very good reason for this sign.

 

This is it!!

 

The birds are at the dam are numerous.

 

 

Alexander is keeping native bees at home.

 

Alexander flying over Darwin for work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris and Sandy's Wedding, Melbourne December 2014

We went away for a couple of weeks of adventures for Chris and Sandy's weddings in Melbourne and Singapore, stopping off to visit Alexander and Mary on the way.

The Melbourne wedding was in the Dandenongs and we stayed in the lovely Clarendon Cottages.

 

The garden was amazing. Green, lush and dazzling.

 

Ready for the wedding.

The wedding was at Poets Corner, another place with beautiful gardens.

Chris, the groomsmen and Clive wait for the bride.

 

Katrina

 

Chris and Tom - still waiting.

 

Adi looking gorgeous.

Great, Sandy is here!

 

Signing the register after a beautiful and moving ceremony.

 

The Lyles with their new family member.

 

Farida, Chris, Sandy and Suresh

 

Bollywood dancing lessons.

 

The bridal table.

 

Time for Clive's speech.

 

Coming towards the end of a beautiful wedding and Chris and Sandy cut the wedding cake.

 

Next day we had brunch at the Kalista Tea Rooms. Clive and Bill share a joke.

 

Joy and Katrina.