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Trip Down the Aisle: August 17, 1957 Natalie Recalls: Meant to be. We virtually met before we were born. My uncle, Fred M. Lege III, was the ring bearer in George's parents' [Isabel Brown and George T. Lee George] January 8, 1926, wedding in Dallas at Isabel's home, at 5314 Swiss Avenue. The house was built in 1916 by her father, Edwy Rolfe Brown, chairman of Magnolia Petroleum. George's and my grandparents lived two doors apart on Swiss Avenue. The diamond. My engagement ring was my mother-in-law's engagement ring from Tiffany & Co. Ceremony and reception. The ceremony was at the Church of the Incarnation, because my church, St. Matthew's Cathedral, was being renovated that summer. My maid of honor, Wendy Marcus, caught my bouquet. The reception was the last reception at the old, old Dallas Country Club before it was torn down (two clubhouses before the present one). There were gardenias — my favorite flower — everywhere, and hanging balls constructed of gardenias scented the air. We left the country club in a Ford labeled "Made in Texas by Texans" on the back window. We registered at Neiman Marcus and honeymooned in Paris for three weeks. NATALIE "SCHATZIE" & GEORGE LEE TRIP DOWN THE AISLE: JULY 7, 2007 Prashe Remembers: Courtship. We met at a concert in Deep Ellum. Our first date was a Texas Rangers/New York Yankees game, and we were engaged one-and- a-half years after we met. Dress and jewels. After searching for months, I finally decided to design my own dresses. I sketched, had the muslin fit created and constructed the PRASHE & SURAJ JAGANNATHAN pattern. The wedding dress was made of silk and French Chantilly lace with hand beading. With the fabric I had left over, I created a cocktail dress for my honeymoon. In addition to my ceremony dress, I had three other dresses designed for the henna party, sangeet and reception. My henna dress was hand-beaded with mirrors on a bright yellow silk dupioni. It was an Indian dress with a little Latin inspiration. The sangeet dress was of hand-woven brocade and thousands of Swarovski stones in bright shades of blue. The reception dress was muted colors of champagne, rose gold and bronze with 30 pounds of pearl/crystal embroidery. I loved every single dress I designed. My ring design was based on an inspiration photo I had saved from when I was a little girl. I was obsessed with this vintage rose-gold, pear-shaped ring from Vogue magazine. My husband was brilliant enough to recreate that exact piece and I absolutely love my ring. The rest of the jewelry given to me was family heirlooms from my husband's side. The veil was beaded in France and made from French Chantilly lace. My shoes were from Rene Caovilla. I custom-designed all my jewelry for each event to coordinate with my dresses. All of Suraj's outfits were designed by me in coordinating fabrics to match my gowns. His wedding sherwani took nine months to bead, and his reception suit came from Prada. Dazzling details. We had a four-day wedding, and it was the first wedding I designed. I did everything: linens, color palettes, canopies, etc. The henna party was at Nobu, the sangeet was at the Rosewood Crescent hotel, and the wedding and reception were at the Fairmont Hotel. The reception theme was Carnival, as my husband was raised in Louisiana. DJ Karma from New York played at our reception. I used to attend many of his parties in Manhattan when I lived there. We had Indian cuisine for the wedding lunch and Italian for the reception dinner. Our first dance was to Frank Sinatra's "The Way You Look Tonight." We honeymooned on the Island of Capri and the Amalfi Coast. I get henna done every year on our anniversary from the same artist to relive the wedding week. I will always remember from our wedding day when my bridesmaids stole all the groomsmen's and groom's shoes and hid them in the ladies' bathroom. For Hindu ceremonies, it is tradition that the bridesmaids steal the groom's shoes before he sets foot on the altar, and he must pay to get them back. The groom is not allowed to take the bride home until his original shoes are returned. The bridesmaids usually ask for a large amount of money! After designing my own dresses and wedding decor/ flowers, I decided to expand my business to event decor and design. My brother, Pramel Shah, is my business partner. We now design more than 200 weddings a year for couples all over the world. Leaving the Dallas Country Club, en route to Paris! Bride and groom at the bride's family home before the Fairmont Hotel ceremony All smiles during the sangeet at the Rosewood Crescent Striking henna details The newlyweds savor their first dance. Wendy Marcus, Stanley Marcus' daughter, embraces the bride.