Some Ideas for your Wedding, Rai

With all this talk about your arranged marriage to Lalima across the street, Rai, you must be getting a bit stressed out. Not about the fact that you will marry her and you have no choice in the matter, but nervous about that fact that you will be involved in a wedding and, frankly, you have no idea what a wedding is and what it entails.
Rai, we can understand your anxiety perfectly. Lots of people get stressed about the planning of their wedding. That's why there's a whole cottage industry of wedding planners built around it. We're a 'do it yourself' kind of family, though, so we'd prefer if you kept the planning of your wedding to Lalima up to us. Besides, you could spend all that money that you'd have to put aside for a wedding planner on a great world trip honeymoon instead!
Just to get you started on the wedding plans, we took you to a wedding last weekend where we expected you to take some copious notes. That didn't happen but we're sure you made some mental notes on the details that went into the wonderful wedding of your Aunt Marisa and her now-husband Max.
In case you didn't note all the important details, here's a summary of the logistics behind the event. Venue: Isis Oasis, a hippy-ish, commune-ish, temple to the Egyptian goddess Isis type of place up in the wine country. There's plenty of villas and country homes to rent for just this type of occasion up there. Fancy rental hall? Not necessary. Ceremony: s simple affair co-officiated by the brothers of the bride and groom under a 600 year old tree and guests seated on lawn chairs and blankets. Church and priest? Not necessary. Dinner: Buffet style, serve yourself type. Expensive catered affair with servers and cooks? Not necessary. Music and dance: fiddle, acordion, guitar trio. Dancing on the grass, under the stars. Wedding singer, elaborate sound system? Not necessary. Let's not forget the extras: a lion dance to celebrate the union, a 5-tier (home-made!) cake, and volunteers serving up refreshments all night long.
Well, there you have it. A wedding done simple, memorable, and heart-warming. I'm sure Lalima is looking for the same thing.