Endless food, a brigade of elaborate exotic flowers, and a colorful array of embroidered dresses. Sounds like a scene out of the hit show "Las Vegas" but sounds can be deceiving. Elaborate bouquets, fancy table centerpieces, and rice. Is the picture getting clearer? What about a white stretch limousine, bubbly champagne, red wine, cognac and vodka, and a six-layer cake? By now you have probably figured out that the aforementioned details are all parts of a holy and significant day most people experience at least once, (although it seems to occur more than once with most people lately), a wedding! However, the rest of this will not just introduce you to the details of just any wedding, but the grandest of all weddings. The Armenian wedding.
It might not sound like much. Adding the word "Armenian" in front of the word wedding barely makes it sound so grand, but as I mentioned before, sounds can definitely be deceiving. In all honesty, an Armenian wedding is just a spectacle to see, but be sure to bring your darkest pair of sunglasses because the sparkle from all the jewelry that the bride receives as gifts from family and friends is enough to make anyone go blind. Aside from the jewelry, the brides dress has to be so fancy and elegant, full of sequins and Swarovski crystals, ruffles and details of embroidery, that it almost takes a mathematician to figure out how to get into it correctly, let alone get out of it. Oh, and the brides hair and make-up? Move over Fantastic Sam's because it's "gotta be" Bella Nella, which is considered the best salon and day spa located in, where else, Glendale, better known as "Little Armenia II".
Now that the major details of the bride are set and ready, we need to turn your attention to everything else. Booking the church, the reception hall, which usually is a spectacle in itself, the D.J. and the live famous singers, not just one but ...