There was a wedding yesterday right next door to my home. Friends of the groom set up a large tent over the front of the property and put lights and a megaphone speaker in a tree. The music, mostly Cambodian pop and rock, began at 5:30 yesterday morning. It was so loud! The ceremony began at 7am, when a procession of friends and family entered the tent carrying food baskets. One man carried this huge gong, so if anyone was still asleep in the surrounding area they were not anymore. The women wore silk dresses and the men were in shirts and slacks. All day they sing songs and do skits that mock the wedding party.
The bride wears a total of 13 dresses throughout the day. She is sewn in to them for maximum skinniness! She and her bridesmaids looked like pageant contestants with the makeup caked on and fancy up-do hairstyles. Yes, the bride had a big tiara to wear, too.
At 5pm a dinner is served to the guests. It included plastic bottles of coke, which are rare, and duck, fried rice, several sides, and fish.
One of the funniest parts of the event was the photography. First of all, they don’t smile at all for pictures. Also, these Cambodians really like having pictures with white people, so a woman asked me to take a picture with each of her kids, then with her, then with the bride. This went on for awhile. Several men asked Caleb to be in a picture with their wives. Strange!
The couple and their extended family will live together for the next 10 days in their small home.
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Wow, what a wedding! I bet they wanted pictures of you because you're gorgeous. :-) Thanks for posting news of your adventures - I've enjoyed reading about Cambodia! Blessings and love!
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