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Wedding Tea Ceremony – The Elders

Wuan and I had registered our civil marriage in 2007. Many of my relatives in Penang do not know of that. The wedding banquet held recently was to bring our relatives from both sides of the family together, inform them of our marriage and personally introduce ourselves to them. The highlight of the occasion was the traditional wedding tea ceremony that preceded the dinner.

Peter & Wuan's Traditional Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony - Wuan's parents
Wuan’s parents who are also my parents now.

Peter & Wuan's Traditional Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony - Ah Lan Ee
Ah Lan Ee – I grew up eating her cooking.

Peter & Wuan's Traditional Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony - 7th paternal uncle and aunt
Chit Chek and Chit Chim – 7th paternal uncle and his wife.

Peter & Wuan's Traditional Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony - Eldest maternal uncle and aunt
Tua Ku and Tua Kim – Eldest maternal uncle and his wife.

Peter & Wuan's Traditional Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony - 2nd maternal aunt
Jee Ee – 2nd maternal aunt.

Peter & Wuan's Traditional Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony - Youngest maternal aunt and uncle
Say Han Ee and Ah Tneoh – Youngest maternal aunt and her husband.

The Post-Wedding Banquet Post

Wuan has gone back to work. All outstanding matters for the wedding banquet have been settled. The joint photo exhibition with Victor Chin has been up and running for more than one week already. Things are back to normal, well almost. Today is the first time in many weeks that I can sit back, relax and gather my thoughts coherently. So many people to thank; so many photos to sort. More on this and some others in the next few entries. For now, I just want to enjoy the serenity and peace of mind.

A Long Overdue Update – Wedding Dinner Preparations

This is perhaps my longest interval for not blogging. With the wedding dinner just five days away, Wuan and I have been busy with errands. Weekends have been spent getting the essential items. Two Sundays ago, we went hunting for Wuan’s evening dress. She got a simple one from Beatrice Looi at Bangsar Village. The weekend just passed, we went to Mid Valley Megamall to shop for my shirt and shoes for the both of us. I had spent the weekdays in between arranging seatings and tables for the 300 guests. That took five days and plenty of headaches. I have done all I can from here. The rest will have to be wrapped up in Penang when we get there.