DAUGHTER OF PATRIDES WESTERN
BUREAU WEDS
ANGELATOS - MORRISON
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Dimitrios and Siegrid Katerina
Angelatos of Surrey, (the Patrides reps in British Columbia) are pleased
to announce the marriage of their youngest daughter, Irene Penelope to
Christopher Scott, youngest son of Larrie and Karen Morrison of Surrey.
The wedding took place on Sunday, September 5th at Peace Arch
Park in Surrey, which is also the site of one of the busiest and most
beautiful US/Canada border crossings in Canada.
It was a gorgeous day for an
outdoor wedding in a beautiful setting. The sun was shining and the
flowers in the park were in full bloom. The ceremony site, on one of the
park’s hilltops had the Peace Portal and the Pacific Ocean as its
backdrop, with the lily pond and flower beds at its feet. The flower
girls, the bridesmaids and the bride and her father climbed the stone
steps from the lily pond to reach the ceremony site above, where the groom
and his attendants, the family, friends and onlookers awaited them. The
Greek Orthodox marriage service was conducted by Archbishop Lazaros,
assisted by Bishop Varlaam and Father Moses, all of the Monastery of All
Saints of North America located in Mission, BC. Also assisting was Deacon
John of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Langley.
Irene was attended by her sister
Margarita as matron of honour. Margarita had made the beautiful tiara and
jewellery worn by the bride as well as all the floral arrangements for the
wedding. Anthea Angelatos, cousin of the bride and Brooke Brooks, a friend
since early childhood were the bridesmaids. The flower-girls were the
brides close family friends, Kianna Eleni Idreou and Tamika and Shino
Cuyler. The groom was attended by his brother, Rob Morrison as best man
and Alexi Angelatos, the brother of the bride as “koubaros”. Colin Ioannis Idreou was the ring-bearer.
The stefena used for the
ceremony have become part of the Angelatos family tradition. They
originated in Greece and were first used in 1970 at the marriage of the
brides parents at St. Dimitrios Orthodox Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba and
then again in 2002 for the marriage of the bride’s sister, Margarita. It
is hoped that some day other members of the family will be “crowned”
with the same stefena.
A reception followed at the hall
and picnic area on the Canadian side of the Park. Appetizers were served
outdoors right after the ceremony. This was followed soon after by a
buffet dinner. The smell of lamb roasted on the spit and the souvlaki on
the grill wafted throughout the park, bringing in many curios onlookers.
The master of ceremonies for the evening was the bride’s brother-in-law
Owen Dyck. Out of town guests came from Bellingham, Washington, various
parts of British Columbia, and from Saskatchewan.
The bride’s aunts, great-uncle and cousins travelled the
farthest, coming from Manitoba. All the guests were treated to a special
performance by the three flower girls who sang and danced to “Love Will
Keep Us Together-Forever”, which they dedicated to Irene and Chris. The
guests also enjoyed watching the “first” dance which also veered from
the traditional. The young couple decided to celebrate Irene’s Greek
heritage by changing the usual waltz to a Greek dance, the haposerviko, at
which the bridal party and the parents also joined in.
The young couple will be taking
a honeymoon at a later date as both had to be in classrooms two days after
their wedding. Chris will be completing his studies at BCIT’s airport
campus the end of October. Irene works as an elementary school teacher in
Surrey.
CYPRUS ASSOCIATION HOLDS ANNUAL PICNIC
The Cyprus Community of BC held its annual picnic on Sunday, September 5th. It has been a custom of that group for many years to hold this annual event at Peace Arch Park in Surrey, which is also the location of the busiest US/Canada border crossing in British Columbia.
The group was just one of many that enjoyed the day in the park. British Columbia had experienced a long dry summer before the rainy weather had begun near the end of August. At first it did not look promising for a picnic but the sky opened up with sunshine that weekend, and the temperature was perfect for this and many other outdoor events.
Patrides representative Dimitrios Angelatos was so busy that day with his daughter’s wedding, also held in the park that he did not even find the time to photograph the Cyprus Community picnic. However, some of the people from the Cyprus group were able to wander over to watch the Angelatos wedding as well as some others that were taking place in the park that day.
