Wedding in Paradise

Since we made the move to Samoa we have experienced a lot of difficult emotions but somehow we managed to stick together as a family and made it through to the other side.   One thing I have learned is that you never know what life will bring or take away from one day to the next.   Lucky for us life brought us a little angel named Hariett Mabanta.  We ran off to Samoa to get married at Taufua resort in Lalumanu, Samoa last March.  The wedding was done in a rush but luckily the resort did a great job making arrangements and some of our friends were able to share the day with us, despite being unsure of actual wedding date!  Some photos of the wedding.  Thanks to Frank and Tracy, and Ben and Sarah for taking such nice photos for us.

Wedding location - Taufua Resort in Lalumanu, Samoa

 

 

 

Having some beach fun at the resort before the wedding, our little fale (house) on the beach.

 

Juliana photographer credit

 

 

 

 

My ladies

 

 

Weddiing gear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Juliana and Ava

 

Resort restaurant

Getting hair done before the wedding

 

Growing up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greta, Frankie's friend from Germany that she met at the resort

 

Bride and flower girls

 

The wedding arch - future photographers

 

 

Resort staff spent half the day putting together this wonderful arch on the beach

 

Wedding decorations

 

 

Our wedding guests - Ben and Sarah

Frank and Tracy

The ceremony on the beach 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The wedding party - yea thats everyone.

 

 

 

Starting over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wedding dinner

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fia Fia night at the resort, lucky for us it happened on our wedding day

Hariett doing Samoan Taupo dance

 

 

Frank and Roger - Samoan warriors?

Fire dancing