Today in Zhongshan we had the Bride's wedding. This was a much smaller affair and included only the brides’s immediate family- so there were only about 30 tables. Only 300 people. About 30 minutes after we arrived I was asked to give a speech. And tell the bride's sister what I was going to say so she could translate. Which gave me about 1 minute to think about what to say. So of course I said something corny and not well-thought out.
The food came out with a lot of fan-fare and girls with lanterns. Two boys came out with a dragon and a phoenix on poles and a line of girls holding fancy lanterns. Tonight we had lobster and suckling pig again- which came out with little blinking hearts in its eyes, as if it wasn't gruesome enough to see his face and tail still whole. But I love suckling pig so I can get over it. I didn't get to eat everything because I went with the couple to make toasts at each table. She had 3 tables of teachers! There was a waitress or hostess keeping us on track and moving us along. A sort of wedding whip-cracker.
The food came out with a lot of fan-fare and girls with lanterns. Two boys came out with a dragon and a phoenix on poles and a line of girls holding fancy lanterns. Tonight we had lobster and suckling pig again- which came out with little blinking hearts in its eyes, as if it wasn't gruesome enough to see his face and tail still whole. But I love suckling pig so I can get over it. I didn't get to eat everything because I went with the couple to make toasts at each table. She had 3 tables of teachers! There was a waitress or hostess keeping us on track and moving us along. A sort of wedding whip-cracker.
After the dinner a bunch of us young folks went out for KTV (Karaoke). This was at a nice hotel with lots of chandeliers and a floor to ceiling window that looked out over the river. Pretty ritzy.
The best singers were the Bride's sister and her 9 year-old daughter (the flower girl in the picture above).
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