Saturday, November 21, 2009

Paula Getting Married

I had never known that wedding planning was such a massive task.

Visiting the Parents
It can be a very simple affair with a lot of jewellery
You get more angpaos than you do during CNY
Observing the customs (ala red umbrellas, door openers, and sequencing) is important

Wedding Dinner
Table seating at wedding dinners can go wrong and cause other table numbers to go wrong too.
Everyone will look for you at a wedding.
You have to talk a lot.
You will not have time to eat.

That aside, the bride and groom had made about 350 people happy yesterday. From the early attendance at the solemnisation to dressing up and taking a day off on Friday from work to help. It was one massive party! It was so joyous and beautiful!

Seeing the happy reunion family and friends of parents made my heart sing, so did endless trains of smiles that lined the ballroom entrance as people streamed in and out. I especially enjoyed the cocktail, very grown-up, very posh and well setup. Shang is the best!

It would now be US instead of I,
She would not have to stay with mom and dad, but with in-laws,
It is a new chapter with the man she had been with for more than 10 years, I am happy for her.

Nothing will be changed - people just move where they live, but their roots will always be where their heart belongs.