我們整裝準備出發囉…
Steve约了姐姐在某個地方會合，以便一起去婚禮的教堂。Sue帶着一對兒女準時抵達后，我們就一起共車到教堂。在教堂遇見Steve的一些親戚，他介绍让我認識他们… Steve父親有两个姐妹，目前只有一个妹妹即Steve的阿姨還健在，
這就是阿姨及她唯一的女兒。這婚禮的新娘是Steve另一个几年前已過世的阿姨的女兒的女兒。那个阿姨有两男四女。
這是Steve父親及父親两姐妹的長女。
所有來賓、新郎及眾男伴都于1.30pm前進入教堂… 儀式开始是新郎的祖父母、父母，新娘的母親、新娘的眾女伴、小男童捧着有结婚戒指的装飾盒及小女童拿着一篮花瓣…陸續進入教堂，最后是父親帶着新娘女兒進入教堂。然后牧師就開始结婚儀式…
至到完成婚禮，
一對新人先离開教堂，然后按照原次序近親人等陸續走出教堂，最后是來賓…
由於结婚party是6.30pm，所以我們找restaurant吃午餐又去吃ice cream及到Steve和Sue以前的舊居和附近兜風，以消磨三小时的空檔… 
我们回到相同的教堂 – party会场。
会场還有提供免费自動照相机…
來賓拍了相片可供给新人留念。所有來賓到來即可進入会场就座，
桌子上擺着给来賓的
紀念小礼。Party儀式开始是新郎及新娘的男女伴一對一對进场，然后是新郎新娘。由伴娘致詞，接着是伴郎致詞后向新人干杯。過后是每人陸續去拿食物用餐…
接着是一对新人切喜糕，
互相喂食喜糕。然后新人开始
第一支舞，第二支舞是新郎、新娘的眾男女伴，第三支舞是新郎與母親、新娘與父親，第四支舞是
新郎、新娘的父母… 接着才是给眾来賓一起跳舞…
我们跳了两支舞…就离开party了，因為Sue要驾约三小时半的車才能回到家，所以我们必需提早离开而没有参加完整個party… Steve说通常结婚party会有跳Chicken Dance and Pokey Hokey… 嗯…什么是Chicken Dance呢？我真的很好奇…
I never attended a Christian wedding in Penang, but the first wedding I attended in the
We were ready to go… we met Steve’s sister and went to the church together. Sue, with her son and daughter, came in time, so we went there in her car. Steve introduced his relatives to me while in church… Steve’s father had two sisters and one of them was there (the other aunt passed away several years ago.) This is his aunt with her only daughter. The bride is the daughter of one of the daughters of the aunt who already passed away. That aunt had two sons and four daughters. These are the three oldest kids of Steve’s father and his father’s two sisters.
All of the guests, groomsmen, and groom went in the church before the wedding started at 1.30pm… the immediate family members entered the church at the start of the ceremony; here are the groom’s grandparents & parents, the bride’s mother, bridesmaids, ring bearer and flower girl… finally, the bride entered, escorted by her father. The priest began the wedding ceremony. When the ceremony is over, the bride and groom leave the church first, followed by the wedding party and close family. The last to leave are the guests…
Because the wedding reception wasn’t until 6.30pm, we killed three hours by having a meal and ice cream in restaurants, and nearby ‘sightseeing’ by car to the neighborhood where Steve & Sue grew up… We went back to the same church for the reception. There was a free photo booth… guests could have their photos taken and put them in a photo album for the bride & groom. All the guests took their seats in the hall where there were mementos for the guests to remember the wedding. The party started…the wedding party entered the reception hall in pairs; the last pair to enter was the bride and groom. A short speech was given by the maid-of-honor, and then the best man gave the toast. After that, the meal was served… then the bride and groom cut the cake and fed each other a piece. The first dance was for the bride and groom only. The second dance was for groomsmen and bridesmaids. The third dance was for the bride with her father and the groom with his mother. The fourth dance was for the parents of the bride and groom. After the fourth dance, all the guests could join in…
We left the party after we had two dances, because Sue needed to drive 3-1/2 hours to get home. So we left early and didn’t stay at the reception until the end… Steve said the custom at wedding receptions includes doing the Chicken Dance and the Hokey Pokey… Hmm…what is the Chicken Dance? I am so curious…
16.7.07 6.05pm 晴热
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