The bride and groom during the cermony (left) and above with Mandy - a computer teacher at our campus and our biggest help with life everyday!Today is Monday in China. We will leave for Guilin in just over one hour. We had a rainy weekend in Xi'an, but today I can see a blue sky for the first time since our arrival. Nevertheless I am not complaining since it has not been hot. :) Usually it is very hot at this time, but yesterday I even put on a sweater!
Yesterday I was invited to the wedding of a chemistry teacher from the International Campus of GaoXin No.1 High School. It was a beautiful affair, and much of it was not much different than what we would see at a fancy reception at home. However the actual wedding "ceremony" is just a simple presentation of a kind of family book recognizing the union. Yet this young couple did exchange some kind of vows sharing their devotion to each other. Although I did not understand/get a translation of all of it, the occasion was still moving. They are obviously so very happy. While the bride wore a white gown for the ceremony she immediately changed into a more traditional red dress for the rest of the time. Incidentally Chinese weddings take place before noon as that is considered an auspicious start of the wedding.
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