Wedding of Shiphra Habibian & Bobby Bakhchi
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hen Shiphra Habibian and Bobby Bakhchi met at a Friends of the IDF casino night fundraiser at Metropolitan Pavillion on December 5, 2005, Shiphra never would have imagined that this would be the beginning of a beautiful romance. The young couple spent the night dancing to a live concert by Miri Ben Ari, and left the fund raiser with promises to speak more. A little over a year later Bobby proposed to Shiphra in front of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. Shiphra and Bobby’s wedding took place at the newly renovated Temple Israel of Lawrence. Shiphra wore a gown by Anne Barge, and Bobby wore a custom made suit. Shiphra wore a custom made necklace and earrings that matched her hair piece. Her hair and makeup was done by Annette. After an hour- and- a- half long cocktail party, their guests joined them in the century old sanctuary where they were married by Cantor Farid Dardashti. Their ketubah was custom made by Albert Hakakian. With the help of Metro Floral Decorators, the ballroom was transformed into a room of white orchid trees. Special arrangements had been made so that The Black Cats could fly in from California to entertain their guests. The color theme of the evening was white and gold as was seen in the custom made kippot, dinner menus, napkins, benchers, and invitations. The guests dined on a lavish sit down dinner and dessert hosted by Morrell Caterers. Studio flash photographers made the night memorable by taking beautiful pictures and photography of the entire evening. The night was made special by family members who flew in from Israel, England, and California. As the music finally came to an end at 1:30AM, the bride and groom went on to spend the next few nights at the honeymoon suite at the Garden City Hotel. This was just the beginning of the rest of their lives together. Photography by Studio Flash
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