Spicey & Cool – More of the UK Couple Photos

Since the UK couple who got married in Gampha and partied in Unwatuna were so popular on LucysBuzz, and since I just finished editing all their photos so they can take them back home with them, I’m going to put another mix of the wedding and the party up on the blog. (How’s that for a compound sentence?!)

The Gampha blog so far has 1,800+ views and the Unawatuna one has over 700! Either they’re an uber popular couple or the Wedding and Home Coming are a super interesting topic!

So here you go…back by popular demand!

Photos taken by the entire Team ShadeTree: Lipton Jayawickrama, Lakna Paranamanna, and myself.

Sri Lanka's famous orchids for the bridal bouquet.

Had to get the paddy photos!

A lot of jewellery goes into

the Kandiyan bridal outfit.

The back of the outfit.

Aren't these guys a bit chummy?

The dressed-up tractor.

Chivalry is not dead!

Cute!

The little girls singing the traditional song.

With this ring, I thee wed!

Mapa feeding Ash the cake.

And in reverse.

The rings and the lotus flower.

We thought this fellow looked like Barney

on When I Met Your Mother!!!

A toast at the beach party.

They must have liked the speech!

Another speech!

They liked what he said!

The toast!

Another speech. A funny one by the looks below!

Laughter!

More cake!

Mapa's turn to speechify!

And Ash!

Mapa's embarrassed!

Congrats time!

The girls!

Dance!

Dance!

Lots of dancing!

Lots of smiles!

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It’s Party Time at the Beach!

It’s tradition for Buddhist weddings to first have the wedding at one venue and a second one a few days later, called the Home Coming, at another venue. The bride’s family plans the Wedding and the groom’s family plans the Home Coming. That’s the usual, but in all things there are variations.

The couple from the Gampha wedding that was in yesterday’s LucysBuzz; ­Sivashna (nickname Ash) and Sudath (nickname Mapa) had their Home Coming down south in Unawatuna at a beautiful boutique hotel called Sisindu C. It was guaranteed to be a lot cooler on the beach than in Gampha!

Mapa told me that this event was for all the people who came long distances, i.e. all the way from Australia and the UK and that it was going to be casual and lots of fun. Including an elephant on the beach! Can’t get more fun than that!

Below are just a few photos (like 37! And yes, I did cut them down to just my favorites!) for you to follow the couple to their Home Coming, or in this case a thank you event for all their friends.

This time Ash is feeling great (and

looking beautiful!)

No heatstroke today!

The ellie!

The guests love the elephant!

The guests and the ellie!

Mother and daughter.

A baby turtle!

We wish Ash and Mapa the best of lives!

You were both so great and your guests were super!

Check out my Sri Lankan wedding photography, travel photography, portrait photography, female photographers, commercial photography at my website at: http://www.shadetreeSL.com

© ShadeTree Productions