:: Everybody went AWW.. ::
Last Sunday, at HweeSan & TJ's wedding ceremony, it was an eye-opening session for me. It presents to me the several issues and commitments of a marriage. When Pastor Peter said "Everything within you (TJ) belongs to HweeSan now, and vice-versa". That sentence struck me big time! Everytime there will be ra-ra at a wedding, but the principles behind it would have a greater impact than any others. It's just like how we give our lives to God. Of course, to distinguish that from marriage; it's quite hard, as both involves relationship and love. To God we give our lives and He rule over our lives; what we speak, what we hear, our decisions, our will, our emotions, our actions. In marriage, you don't have your partner to rule over your lives, but you live for the person and no longer for mere yourself.
It seems so beautiful, a marriage can be. However, all would be empty if there wasn't God's blessings, or if there wasn't any foundations of principles.
Early in the morning, the bride would be beautifully made-up, and dressed up. All relatives of the bride would gather at her house, to help up set the tea, etc. When the groom comes, all his friends and brothers would be stuck outside her house for sabotages, haha. However, the brotherhood would gather and ra-ra before they enter. It means "Yes, I've finally reached here!". After the whole commotion of red packets and sabotage punishments, the groom finally entered the bride's house and he has a long way before he enters the bride's room. In the house, there would be more commotions and stuff. How ridiculous this seems to be right?? Finally, into the bride's room, he kisses the bride and everybody rejoices!! Subsequently, all would gather at the living room for the serving of tea to the bride's parents, followed by the bride's elders and siblings. After all that had happened, they set off to the groom house, and have another round of tea-serving ceremony to the groom's family.
Finally, everybody set off to the wedding ceremony venue, which is usually the church. All guests would arrive and present their red packets or gifts at the reception, and settle down before the ceremony. As soon as the ceremony begins, the bride's mum would first enter glamously into the church. Subsequently, the announcement would be made BIG, and the bride would be brought by her dad and enter into the church with a loud bang, with her flower girls, accompanied with the angelic melody. haha!! She would be received by her husband-to-be, from her dad. Then the ceremony would begin autentically! We as Christians would start of with worship, where the tears would begin. Then a pastor would come and speak to the couple. After preaching, the pastor would lead them into saying their vows!
It goes like this: "I _____, take you ______, to be my wedded wife/husband. To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish 'till death do us part. And hereto I pledge you my faithfulness." haha!!
How cool! BUt please take note of every single word in the vow!! Not to be broken!!
Next, they would take communion and pray through before they sign the papers. Subsequently, both the bride's and the groom's dad would sign too. Then we would have the Unity Candles. Both the mother of the bride and the groom would present their candles, which symbolises the life of their son or daughter to the bride and the groom respectively. The bride and the groom would then place both candles together to light up the centre candle, which symbolises "Two lives in One". That's why it's called Unity Candles.
After all was said, the wedded groom would then be allowed to kiss the bride. haha!!
haha..They would then parade down the aisles of the church hall, and back again. All guests would then proceed for the reception, while photo-taking would be done with the couple's immediate family and relatives.
posted at [5:07 PM]
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