A fruit procession to greet the bride and groom all lined up outside Suon Sukom's parent's home at 6:30 a.m. Bright and early!
The bride and her bridesmaids are there to greet and accept the fruit that is being brought. She waits for the bridegroom below to bring his fruit to the procession. We all were given fruit and it was put it on the floor as you can see below.
What are in the containers? I really don't know. Probably nothing and it's just a decoration. After the fruit ceremony and it is blessed by the monks and the parents of both bride and groom have accepted the couple and the fruit, then some kind of dance blessing is performed over the food, then everyone leaves and has breakfast and eats all the fruit that was brought.
How did I get such a close view? We are sitting on the floor off to the right.
The good looking bride and groom. They really just wanted a more LDS wedding, but her parents wanted the whole shebang (spelling) with all the formalities, etc. So because of the respect for the respect for her parents they did the traditional fruit procession in the morning. Their agreement with her parents was that no alchohol would be served at the home because of course in the church they had none.
The good looking bride and groom. They really just wanted a more LDS wedding, but her parents wanted the whole shebang (spelling) with all the formalities, etc. So because of the respect for the respect for her parents they did the traditional fruit procession in the morning. Their agreement with her parents was that no alchohol would be served at the home because of course in the church they had none.
At about 1:30 p.m. in the 4/11th branch chapel, a little ways a way from her parent's home, Suon Sokkom and Yi Pannah tied the knot. He is in a District Presidency and she works in the financial division in the service center. Both speak excellent English. They will go to the Manila Temple next month to be sealed. They have to save their money before they can go. Behind on the stand are youth in white shirts and purple bows/ties. This is a youth choir that sang a wedding song from the New Era. It was beautiful.
A very sweet and happy couple.
Sukom's dress is more of a traditional wedding dress. They are another good looking couple where both are returned missionaries. Also Sonna and her husband are both returned missionaries. Sukom changed her outfit four more times throughout the evening and so did Yi
Pannah. But I stopped taking pictures after the ceremony and the flower dance.
After the ceremony and closing prayer and before the reception, they had a traditional flower dance performed there in the building. This is one of the buildings that the chapel is also the cultural hall.
Wow - I never heard about this event! I enjoyed reading about it, especially the part that His Excellency said he had met Benji and me and we were nice to him. :) Sounds awesome to have them come. Did a lot of investigators come too?
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