Wednesday, October 17, 2007
It was a really nice wedding. The thing about Australia is you can get away with being wonderfully simple. The guest list was small and the wedding excellently cosy and manageable. I never bought into this whole Chinese parental thing where they
have to invite
Uncle Williams' Auntie's Niece's friend's friend's neightbour who owns a dog because they invited them for their cousins' wedding. Whole lot of hogwash. Guests had to buy their own drinks at the reception (but all guests got more than one glass of champagne free for the toasts), which you can get away with in Australia cos drinks are like $4. Try that in Singapore:
No free flow Tiger?? Buy my own WHAT??? $12 for wine??? KNN!
But i digress. The ceremony took no more than 20 minutes. Short and sweet. The official photo-taking took 35 minutes. hilarious. Meanwhile, non-family could get drunk. It threatened to rain just before the ceremony. I prayed. It stopped. When we prayed over Gen and John, the shine shone particularly bright, and you could hear the gasps and god-praises. As soon as the last guest headed indoors for the lunch, the sky opened up and it rained buckets. Whether you believe in God or not is irrelevant: It was beautiful and blessed.
Melissa, Jassmin, The newly-weds Gen and John, Rel, me
The lunch setting. Pastries, Bread, heart-Cupcakes, Fruit, Chocolate.
A pancake and all-day breakfast main course.
Indian and angmoh deserts made by family and friends.
A personalized polaroid photo with your name to mark your place.
The lush garden and beautiful sunlight through glass all around you.
Labels: Gen, sydney, wedding
