The bride and groom are standing next to J.
One of our national staff members, who works with J in the office, was married last week. This was our first cultural wedding experience. Our entire office shut down for an afternoon to attend the wedding.
A true cultural wedding extends for a full day. In the morning, the bride and groom will attend a ceremony with the parents of both the bride and groom at the bride’s parents home. At lunch, a feast is shared with friends. We attended this portion of the day. This is usually the tamest of all the celebrations. In the evening, the official ceremony is done with close friends and family members. This is a long ceremony followed by several cultural traditions and food.
The bride and groom receive envelopes full of money as their gifts from all the guests. They are put in this fancy pink box as you enter the wedding.
Signing the guest book
Bride and groom in their traditional wedding dress
Tying the knot ceremonial spot. Strings are tied on the bride and groom’s arms by all the guests as good luck.
Beautiful table decorations made from bamboo and tropical flowers
Tying the knot with the bride and groom. As we participated in this cultural tradition, we adapted it to make it appropriate for our own belief system. Therefore, we offered a prayer of blessing on their marriage.
L tying the knot for the groom and praying a blessing for his role in their marriage.
Our friend J tying the knot for the bride and praying a blessing over her.
Posing with the bride and groom
All the girls at the wedding feast
The two J’s being goofy together.
So many photo opts with all the beautiful flowers
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