wedding #4 of 2008: christel and marcus
this weekend i was reminded of just how beautiful brazil is, how GREAT it is to get out of the city on the weekend and to trust the universe =)
pablo, henrique, carol and i did a 4-5 hour road trip from são paulo to tarituba beach (around 30 km from paraty, in the state of rio de janeiro) for the wedding of christel and marcus...a canadian-brazilian couple who were officially married in the snow at lake louise last year and this year renewed their vows with their family and friends on a beautiful private island in brazil...
on the way to tarituba beach we stopped in paraty for a look around (and for pablo to buy all the items he forgot to pack in his suitcase)...it is a beautiful portuguese colonial and brazilian imperial town about 330km from são paulo...then we had a great seafood lunch literally on the beach and a bit of a kip before we prettied ourselves up and took the boat to the island for the wedding...
the ceremony was bilingual and relatively brief and included speeches from both mothers...and the reception was informal and filled with champagne, caipirinhas and music! at one point while i was dancing the night away i stopped for a second and realized just how cool it was to be in that moment, on the dance floor, on a tropical island in brazil with friends from around the world, celebrating the love and commitment of christel and marcus - a couple whose story exemplifies surrendering to the universe and trust. it was awesome!
the next day we were awoken by a strange combination of church choir and brazilian country and western music...after a lovely breakfast on the verandah we headed to a nearby beach and enjoyed the brilliant weather...think i got a bit too excited to see the sun and test out my new bikini and ended up getting my white patches very pink! but it was worth it =) it was such a calm and relaxed environment on this beautiful beach (which pablo and henrique chose to ignore and instead SWAM to the island and back!!!)....
i definitely need to make the effort and do more weekend trips out of são paulo - there is so much of this beautiful country to see!!
pablo, henrique, carol and i did a 4-5 hour road trip from são paulo to tarituba beach (around 30 km from paraty, in the state of rio de janeiro) for the wedding of christel and marcus...a canadian-brazilian couple who were officially married in the snow at lake louise last year and this year renewed their vows with their family and friends on a beautiful private island in brazil...
on the way to tarituba beach we stopped in paraty for a look around (and for pablo to buy all the items he forgot to pack in his suitcase)...it is a beautiful portuguese colonial and brazilian imperial town about 330km from são paulo...then we had a great seafood lunch literally on the beach and a bit of a kip before we prettied ourselves up and took the boat to the island for the wedding...
the ceremony was bilingual and relatively brief and included speeches from both mothers...and the reception was informal and filled with champagne, caipirinhas and music! at one point while i was dancing the night away i stopped for a second and realized just how cool it was to be in that moment, on the dance floor, on a tropical island in brazil with friends from around the world, celebrating the love and commitment of christel and marcus - a couple whose story exemplifies surrendering to the universe and trust. it was awesome!
the next day we were awoken by a strange combination of church choir and brazilian country and western music...after a lovely breakfast on the verandah we headed to a nearby beach and enjoyed the brilliant weather...think i got a bit too excited to see the sun and test out my new bikini and ended up getting my white patches very pink! but it was worth it =) it was such a calm and relaxed environment on this beautiful beach (which pablo and henrique chose to ignore and instead SWAM to the island and back!!!)....
i definitely need to make the effort and do more weekend trips out of são paulo - there is so much of this beautiful country to see!!
posted by Zozo at 6:18 PM
1 Comments:
Wow, amazing!! I'll put it on my list of 'place where to get married' ;-)
I hope to see you in August for IC.. alumni track of course! Haha! Beijo @ NYC!
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