People said Chinese wedding banquet is boring. “Yes” and “No” at the same time. You need to follow all the traditional “Manual” to finish this ceremony. For people cares about personal style more, the restaurant also knew how to make their customer happy.
doneDaphanie’s wedding is one of the typical model. It combines the tranditional and creative at the same time. Before the couple comes to the banquet, the media shows how they met each other and how they fall in love. They had a group travel. When Leo were capable to remember one paragraph lines of Steven Chow’s movie, Daphanie felt impressed and fall in love immediately with this sunny boy.
doneThe taiwanese and chinese love to sing like the westerner loves dancing . However, to sing in the wedding banquet needs courage. That’s the first surprise of this wedding banquet. It opens by the couple’s coming with Leo’s singing. I don’t know how many times they practiced. But, the groom sang pretty well.
doneDaphanie also sang one song to thank her parents after she changed her second clothes for the banquet. It’s a touching moment. They plan to live Shanghai after they get married. That’s the sweet part of the taiwanese wedding banquet. The parents are always have their roles during the banquet and the couple usually thanks the parents firstly. In the west, the wedding is more like couple’s business. Here, the wedding is more like two families’ business. No matter which style you like, no-one won’t feel touching when you see a daughter sings a thankful song for her parents in the most important day of her life.
doneAbout the creative idea of the banquet, the couple played an interesting game. They wanted every guest wrote a greeting card. They stamped on the groom when the groom comes. When the third time they came to the banquet, the groom is like an alived poster and it’s hard to see his face.
doneAfter they entered, the bride will pick up three greeting cards on groom. The people whose greeting card has been pick up by the groom will have a secret gift and have chance to congratulate the couple face to face on the stage.
doneBruce got the pleasure. He brought his two daughters to congratulate Daphanie. His daughters are cute. Every time she saw us she would make a leaf’s shape below her chin to show she is a pretty girl like a flower the last two years. She didn’t do that this time she saw me. Maybe she can’t recognize me when I show up alone. Bruce had his third kid this year. The boy is cute just like his elder sisters.
Bruce's new borned son
Bruce's daughter
After the banquet, the classmates went to a tea house called “secrect garden” nearby culture university. I haven’t went the area nearby culture university for a long time. It’s so familiar but strange.
For more photo of this wedding banquet, please see the link below:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/orpheuslin/sets/72157620618951269/
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Jill // June 1, 2009 at 11:44 pm |
Very interesting, indeed. Our weddings are not like that. You’re right – we focus more on the couple than the parents here. I am glad you’re writing in your blog again!