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My Wedding : Greeting my bride to our new home |
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 15:05 |
In order to meet my bride, I have to overcome two obstacles -- two doors in her home both of which were "defended" by their friends and relatives. To get through, my groomsmen (there were more than one groomsman in my hometown) tried all sorts of method. Apparently, they used the brutal forced way first, but the steel gate looked very sturdy. Later, they gave the protectors some tips (the "red envelops"), but still was rejected as they thought the money was not enough. After some negotiation, finally the deal was made. Once the first door was open, my groomsmen and I were lead to another room where there were plenty of deserts prepared for us. It meant to provide a short "break" for us before getting throughout the second door.
Although the second door was made by wood, it still took us half hour to get in (of course more red envelops). Fortunately, the door was not broken by my hardworking groomsmen. Even I could see my bride sitting on the bed I could not getting in immediately. In stead, my groomsmen and I were lead to another room where five bowls of dumpling were served for us. However, it was not as simple as just eat them this time as the desert in the first room, there were no chopsticks at all! We have to "buy" chopsticks from the hosts with red envelops. While negotiating with them, one of groomsman used his finger to grab one dumpling and made us all burst into laugh. Finally we got several pairs of chopsticks with reasonable money and I was ready to have a taste. Before I tried to cut the dumpling into half, one groomsman came close to me and warned me to pay attention of the stuffing inside. I took a small bite, it was really salty! Noticing that I have figured out the strange dumpling, the host smiled and took some normal dumplings and served to all of us. Later, I was told that the purpose of this procedure was to test whether the bridegroom is smart or not. :)
Now, I finally get into the room where my bride was sitting on her bed. However, she could not move unless I can find her the pair of shoes which were hidden purposely by bridesmaids. My groomsmen searched almost everywhere for ten minutes, but only found one shoe. Apparently, her bridesmaids did a good job. Again, we have to give them tips in order to get the other shoe. While I put the shoes on her feet two of my groomsmen brought a new blanket and let her sitting on it. Because even if the bride have her shoes, she was not supposed to walk on her home floor nor sitting on the car seat directly. So, I carried her in my arms with the help of my two groomsmen holding the blanket and walked out of the door. Then she walked downstairs with me and accompanied with the sound of the firecrackers we went into the car where she sat on the blanket.
The car took us to the hotel where we treat our guests and would hold the ceremony. At 12pm, the ceremony crew started the music and we both walked slowly to the front stage. The moderator invited my parents come to the stage with us and my father gave a brief speech to thank all of the people coming to make our wedding possible. Later, we gave our parents the "gratitude" tea to thank their cultivation to us. The following was quite routine to everyone, exchanging the wedding rings and tastes to all of the guests. An our later, we came back to our front door of our home.
In front of the door, my groomsmen were already waiting there. They let me in but prevented my bride and her bridesmaid from going forward. Since it was difficult for us to get into the bride's house, they made it no easy for them as well. I was told later that my bride had to give them tips in order to get in as well. She also mentioned me that she eventually made them line up to get her tips which she felt was quite fun and proud. :)
Finally, we were in our new bedroom. Several of my groomsmen also came in for the final game in the wedding. Usually, they will make fun of the new couple but this time, they just let both of us sang songs to them, quite civilized version. After taking a group picture, we said goodbye to them. When I went back to our bedroom, I felt more relieved than excitement, just like a director finished producing a movie.
That is our wedding day - August 28th, 2009.
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