The Opera Populaire

Went for one of the sweetest wedding ever on Sat. It was not even planned and the connection is a bit strange as well: I vaguely know the mother of the bride as she works in our family biz. But the experience turned out really nice.

For one, I get a better idea about what I want for my own wedding, should I be fortunate enough to marry. It was a church ceremony conducted as a garden party, at Fort Canning. I loved the entire layout, complete with tents and some little lanterns and balloons. The late afternoon sunlight bathed the whole thing in a perfectly sweet, romantic light. After the ceremony, everyone proceeded for a delicious buffet dinner. I liked the fact that the couple decided to put the Lord and their guests first instead of themselves as the lead in the whole ceremony.

I never liked the idea of a Chinese banquet. Too commercialised and common. After a while, different weddings begin to blur into one and I am thankful for my youth because when I am old and senile I will probably never be able to tell one from another. While I like the concept of family reunion in weddings, somehow I do wonder if there is a fine line between that and the desire for economic returns.

Someone suggested something cool recently. Elopement wedding, runaway wedding, whatever you call it. Hahaha. Just run away from the sunny island in the bid to escape the cumbersome banquet, troublesome relatives and sky-high costs of holding a wedding here. I am beginning to like the idea a lot hiaks. Now, for the groom :)

Labels: Saya Affairs, Wedding