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Post #84258 by Sabu The Coconut Boy on Fri, Apr 2, 2004 3:06 PM

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I had the honor of attending Johnnie Velour and Lady Velour's wedding yesterday, along with many other TC friends. It was a beautiful and memorable event - and it was great to catch up with so many friends.

The Wedding and Reception were held at The Reef restaurant in Long Beach, CA. Which has a bit of tiki history itself. It was once upon a time a magnificent Tiki Restaurant in its own right. Here's a photo of an old placemat from the restaurant:

Unfortunately the old restaurant burned down sometime in the 1970s, I believe, and the new restaurant was built without a sense of the old tiki past.

However, we were all standing upon hallowed ground, nonetheless, and the ancient tiki mana made the wedding go off without a hitch, (or maybe Lady Velour's precise planning had something to do with the matter), and the resaurant is still a beautiful location, with wonderful views of the harbor and the Queen Mary from the rooftop gardens.

Here are a few photos:


Waiting for the bride to arrive


The exchanging of vows


And the newly married Mr & Mrs Velour. (Wow, that seemed to take a lot longer in person).

And now the Reception:

Just Married


First Dance



Naomi, Tikibelle & Futura Girl


Other Tiki-Centralites who could not refrain from dancing.


Doctor Z guarding the gifts



The Gorgeous Cake


Mrs. Velour just knows that Johnnie is not going to play nice.


Johnnie V goes for the garter and comes up with a "No Trespassing" sign.


A second try comes up with an oven mitt.

Some of the Guests

Al & Shely


Atomic Cocktail (who incidentally MADE Lady Velour's wedding hat), and Vintage Girl.


Doctor Z, Z-girl, & Z-girl's nephew.


SugarCaddyDaddy & SugarCaddyMama


Polynesian Pop, Futura Girl, Floratina, & Tiki Pug


Monkeyman shooting the video


Aquarj & Naomi


Mrs. Pug & Tiki Pug


Vintage Girl, Atomic Cocktail & Trader Pup


Winding it up with cigars on the patio

Now THAT'S my kind of woman!

Congratulations to the Velours and thanks again for sharing your big day with us. I had the best time.

Sabu

[ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy on 2004-04-07 18:29 ]

[ Edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy on 2004-04-08 10:42 ]