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A Very Velour Wedding - All Photos Added |
Sabu The Coconut Boy
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Aug 20, 2002
Posts: 2787
From: Carson, California
|  Posted: 2004-04-02 3:06 pm Permalink
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
[ This Message was edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy on 2004-04-07 18:29 ]
[ This Message was edited by: Sabu The Coconut Boy on 2004-04-08 10:42 ]
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Doctor Z
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Joined: Aug 01, 2002
Posts: 1603
From: The Hale Moana Lounge, Torrance, CA
| Posted: 2004-04-02 3:56 pm Permalink
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On 2004-04-02 15:06, Sabu The Coconut Boy wrote:
I had the honor of attending Johnnie Velour and Lady Velour's wedding yesterday, along with many other TC friends.
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Yesterday?? The wedding was March 27th!
(Uhhh... Sabu, how much did you have to drink at the reception?)
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suicide_sam
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 26, 2002
Posts: 670
From: LBC
| Posted: 2004-04-06 4:50 pm Permalink
Congradulations to Johnny and Lady velour. I wish I could have made it but was out of town that date. I'm sure I'll see you two in Veags though and I can give ya each a congradulatory hug.
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Tiki Mo Fo
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Oct 16, 2003
Posts: 93
From: A Desert Oasis
| Posted: 2004-04-07 4:36 pm Permalink
I wish that I could have made it myself. However, I think that they still maybe getting hitched again this weekend at Viva, the back of my truck...... Hmmmmm. Anyone else going to make it? I hope so.....
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Aug 20, 2002
Posts: 2787
From: Carson, California
| Posted: 2004-04-07 6:36 pm Permalink
My apologies for getting these pictures out so late!
Doctor Z - It's as much a mystery to me as it is to you. I started this post the day after the wedding, then had to leave the house before finishing or posting it. When I came back, the computer had been re-set and I lost my window and the part of the post I was working on. It must have been sitting out there in the ether, though, because suddenly, days later, it appears on Tiki Central. How can that happen!?
Oh well, no harm done, I guess.
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