Me and Jin
Wedding Cake
Cutting of the cake
Me and Melessa
I ... take you... for my lawful wife/husband,
to have and to hold from this day forward,
for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health,
until death do us part..
to have and to hold from this day forward,
for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health,
until death do us part..
On a beautiful autumn day, my special cousin Jin married his soul mate, Melessa. In what could have easily been called a perfect day, the wedding began with a lovely catholic church wedding at Parish of St Brigid's Coogee followed later by a lavish reception at Dockside at Cockle Bay Wharf.
It was joyous to see the huge smiles on the married couple's faces - partly relief that the day had finally arrived, but mostly due to the love exploding out of them both. With friends and family from both sides there to celebrate their union, it was a spectacular night with lion dancing to open the night, side-splitting speeches, loads of mingling and dancing and of course plenty of smiles.
The following day was part 2, the traditional buddhist tea ceremony. It was a very interesting experience to see a buddhist monk perform a blessing on the newly weds. According to this monk buddhist monks are not allowed to marry or interfere with a marriage, just celebrate and give their blessings. Then as part of chinese tradition, the red packet giving began with the elders presenting a red packet filled with money and/or jewellery to the couple, then the couple themselves giving red packets to the younger unmarried kids (me!! hehehe).
Personal congratulations to Jin and Mel on their new journey together. I wish you both all the happiness and prosperity life can offer. I have no doubt, you both will be smiling with each other for the rest of your lives.
It was joyous to see the huge smiles on the married couple's faces - partly relief that the day had finally arrived, but mostly due to the love exploding out of them both. With friends and family from both sides there to celebrate their union, it was a spectacular night with lion dancing to open the night, side-splitting speeches, loads of mingling and dancing and of course plenty of smiles.
The following day was part 2, the traditional buddhist tea ceremony. It was a very interesting experience to see a buddhist monk perform a blessing on the newly weds. According to this monk buddhist monks are not allowed to marry or interfere with a marriage, just celebrate and give their blessings. Then as part of chinese tradition, the red packet giving began with the elders presenting a red packet filled with money and/or jewellery to the couple, then the couple themselves giving red packets to the younger unmarried kids (me!! hehehe).
Personal congratulations to Jin and Mel on their new journey together. I wish you both all the happiness and prosperity life can offer. I have no doubt, you both will be smiling with each other for the rest of your lives.
