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Harpreet Minhas Rahim Esmail May 10 & 11, 2013 Ceremonies at Akali Singh Sikh Society, Vancouver & Ismaili Centre, Burnaby Reception at the Law Courts Inn, Vancouver • It Takes Two Time-honoured Sikh and Ismaili traditions come together in a colourful two-day wedding extravaganza H Written by Noa Glouberman Photographed by Christine Williams arpreet Minhas and Rahim Esmail's love took more than a decade to blossom — but it was worth the wait. The couple, who first met in middle school, didn't discover they were meant to be until after university, when they found themselves working at the same bank. "After I left [that job] to pursue teaching and Rahim went back to p28-33_Harpreet & Rahim.indd 29 law school, we continued to spend time together. That's when our feelings really started to change," says Harpreet, adding that, despite their different upbringings (her family is Sikh; his Ismaili), they knew their future belonged with each other. "The proposal wasn't a surprise, at least not for me," she laughs. "We talked about it, shopped for a ring. We knew marriage was the realweddings.ca 29 13-09-23 11:03 AM