a WEDDING JAN. 9, 2012

Yesterday we attended a wedding. My cousin's daughter got married and since we do not know many of our relatives from my grandmother's side of the family we tried to attend. All four of us (sisters) made it to the bus station  in time despite the short notice.

Kananga  is a town northwards of Ormoc City where I live. We discovered that they have extended the Catholic church, and it is now wider than when we visited it during the burial of Carol's brother Boy.

They were all there, Carol, her daughter Neneng and the son Jay and her sister Nene.Carol the mother walked the aisle beside her only son as she is a widow. The bride was obviously happy and glowing. She preferred to walk alone.

Funny thing is that one of the bridesmaids could not make it to the wedding for some reasons, so one of the groomsmen was left partnerless. Our niece, daughter of one of my sisters who happened to be with the company was picked up at the last minute as emergency proxy.

The problem was that the gown was not her fit and so we drove so many safety pins into it so that it would not fall as it was one size bigger .

But she bore it all with poise and style. Never mind the pins and the discomfort. The show must go on.

Here she is again with a newly met Tita, sister of Carol.

While the bride who was at the tail end of the entourage decided to walk alone, the groom was fully escorted by his mom and dad.

The wedding was not yet over as there were some photo shoots that needed to be done for the documentation of the wedding, but I noticed the wedding decor and flowers were already gone. I expressed this concern to my sister who had an answer to the question in my mind. 

The wedding coordinators tried to save cost and time by bring the decors to the venue of the reception. It is supposed to be a gym but the decorators turned it into a presentable function room for the wedding reception.

Picture above shows the bride and groom making an entrance to the wedding reception.

One interesting practice during weddings is pinning of bills or giving of coins to the bride and groom to set them off to a good financial start. The bride and groom are made to dance on the dance floor,  while the guests, lead by the principal sponsors pin the bills on them. other practices include the slicing of the wedding cake, removing of the bride's garter, etc.Hey,  that is hubby pinning something on the groom

Food and flowers are always present at weddings. 

There was nothing extraordinary about that wedding, the venue was not a five star hotel or a Cathedral, But what makes every wedding especial is the happiness that radiates around the couple and those attending the wedding.In a time when many young people do not believe in the institution of marriage, I am happy there are still those who decide to tie the knot, to recite the vows that will make them love each other "through richer or poorer, in sickness and in health until death do them part.

And the best part of it all was that we were reunited with relatives whom we seldom meet.