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Despite a disappointing lack of scandal, wardrobe malfunctions and chances to object, my last unwed sister Jasmin, managed to successfully tie the knot to her beau, Hayden, in a beautiful country-side ceremony.

Thanks to super-organised planning, previous Bridezilla experience (Hi Rach!) and a little bit of good luck, everything came together on the day. The ceremony was held in front of a rural backdrop, in low 30s heat, with about 100 guests (+/- several thousand heads of sheep).

Even though I was expecting Jasmin to frock up well, I was genuinely stunned when I saw her all done up. She looked amazing, as you can see in the photos below. I loved the dress, simple and elegant - and not at all Bollywood. The ceremony was quite touching, perhaps a little more religious than I was expecting, but I guess that’s what this marriage thing is all about (bring on civil unions I say).

I really enjoyed the reception, the catering was fantastic - I couldn’t fault the service, and if anyone can fault service, it’s me. The speeches were quite touching, I even scored a mention in Dad’s. Hayden (the new bro-in-law) did the sure-fire tear-inducing ‘top 10 things I love about Jasmin‘, which was incredibly sweet. No doubt ‘her amazing and inspirational eldest brother‘ was number 11.

Before I tear up again by thinking about the day for too much longer, I’ll leave it at that and link to galleries of mine and dad’s photos.

The Amateur Series (My pics):
http://flickr.com/photos/ryanvanlaar/tags/ryanspics/show/

The Semi-Processional Series (Dad’s pics):
http://flickr.com/photos/ryanvanlaar/tags/dadspics/show/

Professional Series & Video - To come.