JASON'S WEDDING - PART 2

27/12/2014

Hey!....stealing kisses! .... and we are looking..... great acting on cue!

a straight-face photo ....

and now the "gumas" and  cousins turn to act ....... 

the father sending off the bride..... with the red umbrella to shield off evils while the mother scattered rice to bless her with abundance in her marriage...  

The Chinese tradition for the bride to return to her maiden home 3 days' after  marriage is now substituted by walking around the car 3 times! 

  

A filial bow of thank you for the care and love to the parents 

And we are off, back   to KL....

arriving the house....

and the firecrackers went off with a BIG bang..... 

Little Lucas's turn to  open the car door for Uncle Jason now.

Announcing the addition of new family member and  seeking blessings 

Loudspeaker needed to call the father to come down ..... he is of the Chinese zodiac of Tiger which clashes with the bridal pair, hence he had to hide upstairs till after the prayers..... 

Tea ceremony- 

We playfully gave the "Tai Kum Cheh" the loudspeaker to announce the blessings!

After offering tea to the parents, then its the turn for all the elders of the family...

Guma May
I left the job of photo-taking to the professionals.... too many cameras in the picture. 

Brother of the groom, Kenny and little Kenny and wife

The younger generation waiting in line for their turn .... to receive angpows from the bride and groom

One for my remembrance.... 

After everybody had their turn, it was time for lunch and goodbye till the night...

My sister-in-law with her mother 

Brother Leong and family 

Brother KK and family 

With Sarah and Esther....

With my brother and his pretty daughters

Looking alike......

Brother Chuan and family

Handsome Chester  with his grandma (my sister-in-law) and little Clary

Yum-Seng.... 

Happy Family... at midnight....

JASON'S WEDDING - PART 1

27/12/2014
SATURDAY 

December weddings seem the norm in the family. Here I present to you the newly wedded... my nephew Jason and Giselle

the epic marriage proposal at the Standard Chartered Bank Marathon...

both of them are avid marathon runners.

a peep at the bridal room..... 

prayer items for the "hair-combing" session

Decorating the house on pre-wedding day

After dinner, its time to get ready the "tong yuen" for the "hair-combing" prayers. 

Even little YZ wanted to help.... 

Time to light up just while the bridegroom-to-be had his bath. 

and donned on the white shirt and pants...... 

My sister and her family.... happiness complete now with the eldest son getting married.

His paternal uncle conducting the "hair-combing" 

once for marriage from beginning to end, two for both of them to grow old together and third for lots of future generations.

Mother feeding son....

from birth to now as he is grown up ....(old saying to eat tong yuen is grow older a year)

father's turn next.... so happy  that he kept shoving them into his mouth...hahahaha.

Then we all had our share of the tong yuen and then its goodbye till tomorrow morning.   

27/12/2014 

Everyone was early as the bridal entourage has to leave the house and reach the bride's house by 9am  

cousins 

the "heng dai"  (brothers) showing their support to the groom ..... and Manchester U!

while the girls show their support... preparing the Just Married sign 

"Get me to the bride in time"

no problem .... get into the car....and we were on our way.

The trip took us around an hour and soon we reached ......

Testing his patience and sincerity ("seng yee")

  

Finally ..... give angpow and then you can come out...

Of course, its not straightaway to fetch the bride.... got to show how earnest you are..... 

but of course, any difficulties posed by the bridemaids  can be  done by the "brothers" 

and "guma" may..with Chee ken. 

The groom also participated.... 

a grand finale of yoga demonstration....

Next, time to get some energy...

to make hearts out of bak hwa (meat jerky).... 

Old-style houses opposite the bride's house... 

one last hurdle - give your undertakings to provide the best for your future wife..

Finally....... 

The mother and father-in-law... 

Time for family photo...

to be continued part 2......