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Can you really be just a guest
1. Can You Really Be Just a Guest?
My best friend Andy was getting married and I made her a small gift for her
bachelorette party. Well, I were so honored that she thought enough of us to
invite us to her wedding. Since she married an American guy, they had two
ceremonies: Chinese and American. This was my first Chinese wedding, so it
was a fun experience for me.
2. What I thought was awesome and amazing about this wedding was the
merging of the two cultures. This was an occasion of firsts for me. It’s my first
time to go to a Chinese ceremony. And this is my first time going to a wedding
as an engaged couple.
Since we are invited to come and join their tea ceremony, even if someone
doesn't going to be taking part in the actual ceremony, they figured it would be
nice to do a little introduction. After swallowing some “OMG this is really
3. happening” nerves, the bride took a deep breath and slowly explained the
history of the Chinese tea ceremony and why they decided that it was a
tradition they wanted to include in their wedding day. Then it was time to kneel
on those cushy pillows and serve up some tea!
She was simply stunning. Everything was so meticulously put together. I loved
it! I absolutely loved it. Unfortunately, we took longer than expected with our
gifts and missed a bit of the beginning of the ceremony. And I didn’t feel
comfortable snapping pictures during the ceremony because I was too busy
being intrigued by what was going on. There were so many things going on. It
wasn’t as long as the traditional Chinese ceremony; it was about two hours
long. Afterward, the group got together for a few pictures for the bride.
4. It was an amazing time, but this was just the first of three weddings that I will
attend as an engaged woman. All three of the weddings we have to attend,
the couples were engaged after us and will be married before us. For those
brides-to-be out there with long engagements like me, were you able to attend
as a “guest” and not a bride?