Ying's wedding

Monday was Ying's (one of the girls I work with) wedding. The faculty was invited to the reception ceremony which was fun. Wedding's here are a lot different from at home. The actual ceremony only has a few people involved (the families) and takes most of the day. Then a bunch of people show up to the reception afterward. Then people get on stage and give a bunch of speeches (which everyone ignored) while everyone eats a six course meal. They have adopted the wedding cake from western culture but they only have a very small cake and cut off pieces for their parents. After all the speeches the bride and groom walk around the room and accept envelopes of money from the guests. The food at the wedding was delicious and the group I was with were fun. Ying was also asked to speak in English where she also asked Collin and I to stand up and wave to the room (She had to show off her foreign 'pets' I mean friends...lol).

The wedding reception was interesting and the food was great.

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