WEDDINGS

During the mid-term break in June, I attended a wedding. It was

my classmate, Rinas sister who got married. There were so many
different ceremonies before the wedding day on Sunday. The house
was beautifully decorated with a new curtains. There was a huge pink
and white marquee put up to seat the guests. The bride, Norliza was a
doctor and her groom also a doctor.
On Wednesday, the bride -to-be shows off her trousseau,
changing five to six times throughout the day. Her friends and relatives
are invited to view her wardrobe. A day after this, the wedding
ceremony proper starts with the henna-staining ceremony. During this
ceremony, yellowish oil, extracted from henna leaves is applied on the
fingertips of the couple by friends and relatives. It announces their
forthcoming unity.
The night before the actual wedding, the couples have to go
through nikah ceremony. During this ceremony the bride looks
beautiful with white kebaya and the groom looks handsome with
songkok and baju Melayu. That night, the guests are served with fried
noodles and sirap.
The actual wedding was a very colourful event. All the bride
family members are splendidly dressed in their special attire with same
colours. I also got one. During that day I was assigned to give goodie
bags to the guest. I felt very honoured to do this job.
The groom arrived at the brides house at 2.00pm. He is escorted
with kompang band. On the arrival, he has to pay a tax in the form of
money to the girls family before he enters each door leading to the
pelamin to take place besides his bride. The groom and the bride
looked splendidly beautiful with their red attire.
By 6p.m the fest is ended. Eventhough I am tired but to be in this
wedding event was a great memory to me.