VOWS – And… Action!
Peter & Katherine Abrikian(PHOTOGRAPHER: BRYAN CUMMINGS)
All Woman, Lifestyle, Local Lifestyle, Style, Style Observer, Tuesday Style
April 30, 2015

VOWS – And… Action!

Director, playwright and part-time drama educator at the American International School of Kingston Peter Abrikian married development specialist Katherine Chen in an elegant ceremony at the Sunken Gardens of Hope Gardens on Saturday, April 18 with family and friends looking on.

Officiated by Reverend Dr Paul Sorrentino and Gordon Russell, the late-afternoon nuptials saw the groom — in a Spencer’s Tailoring-bought powder blue suit — making his way to the altar, hand in hand with his parents David and Janilee Abrikian. Meanwhile, the bride, her braided hair styled into an updo, made a head-turning entrance to the grass-carpeted venue in a traditional Chinese cheongsam wedding dress, on the arm of her parents Bobby Chen and Claudia Walter Chen.

Supporting the couple as they stood before Reverend Sorrentino was best man Douglas Harrisingh and groomsman Michael Cuffe, maid of honour Jo-Anderson-Figueroa and bridesmaid Rachel Chen.

Declarations of love made, and wedding bands exchanged, the couple was then formally introduced as the Abrikians.

The reception followed in the Sunken Gardens with a Débé-Ann Chen-catered dinner of bourbon chicken, suckling pig, grilled tenderloin and spicy garlic shrimp and mussels.

PHOTOGRAPHER: BRYAN CUMMINGS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The SunkenGardens atHope Gardens— offset bypicture-perfectskies — is thebackdrop forthe wedding.
The bride Katherine Chen is escorted by herparents Bobby Chen and Claudia Walter Chen.
The groom walks with his parents David (left)and Janilee Abrikian to the altar.
(L) Bride Katherine Chen and her ‘closestconfidantes’ Jo Anderson-Figueroa (left) and‘wonder woman’ Rachel Chen.(R)Groom Peter Abrikian with his ‘best man’Douglas Harrisingh (left) and ‘worst man’Michael Cuffe Jr.
(L) After mistakenly trying to slide the wedding band on to the wrongfinger, the bride and groom share laughs with their officiating ministerReverend Dr Paul Sorrentino.(R) Peter Abrikian and hiswife Katherine celebratetheir union with aspontaneous dance.
(L) Sandy Haven Resort ownerAnn Chen and PaulWashington, managing directorof Reggae Horseback Riding.(R) Entrepreneur Sandra Glasgowand her granddaughter KaiGentles.
Vincent Chen and his wife Gloria (centre) with Irene Walter,grandparents of the bride.
Businessman Richard Chen (right), uncle of the bride, shareslaughs with guests, broadcaster Michael Anthony Cuffe Snr andhis wife Dana, relations manager at Gran Bahia Principe.
(L) Michael Lee Chin, and his momGloria Chen in a dancing mood.(R) Kimberly Wilson (left),monitoring and evaluationanalyst at Jamaica SocialInvestment Fund, and hermonitoring and evaluationcoordinator colleague MichelleMoses, former co-workers ofthe bride.

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