Two Ceremonies, Two Continents, Same Bride!!!

My Mom was the master seamstress for the five bridesmaids dresses and flower girl’s dress.  Since I paid way too much money for my gown that I bought at Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis, I thought I should use it twice. Once in the U.S. for our first ceremony on Dec. 24, 1994 and once in Central Asia.  So, my friend from Kazakhstan, Tatyana Kazanina was in both weddings as I was (including the groom). My students were part of our second ceremony which was held a month later in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Unfortunately, my friend Tatyana, who was my age, died about 10 years ago and I still grieve her loss.  Especially true when I hope to hunt up her parents, if they are still alive in Almaty, Kazakhstan.  If you want to find out more about our travels, look for Kazakhnomad under wordpress.com.  I’ll keep you posted on my whereabouts.  For now, over and out!