A Japanese Wedding Story...
Last Fall, a Japanese friend of mine got married. She invited me to the wedding ceremony and reception. The ceremony was very traditional. First, we all got dressed, the Groom is on the left...i think he looks like a samurai! The bride wore a white wedding Kimono with a hood, legend has it that women have horns when they get married, so the hood is to hide the horns! After the ceremony, the Bride changes into a coloured Kimono (middle picture). The ceremony was held at a Buddist temple. We arrived at the temple and went into a backroom. There the monks explained to us what would happen in the ceremony. After, we went into the temple. The Bride and Groom sat in the middle of the room, the Bride's family sat facing them on the left and the Groom's facing them on the right. After a Prayer and meditation by the monks, the Bride and Groom each had to take 3 sips from 3 bowls of Sake (Japanese rice wine). Then, the bowls were brought around and the guests also took a sip. We said a final prayer and then it was finished! The ceremony was short, it only lasted about 20 mins. For the occasion I wore a Kimono (the bride lent it to me!) which was pretty exciting. The Kimono I wore has long sleeves...this means that I am unmarried...the Bride's white Kimono also has long sleeves, but her coloured one doesn't!
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That's pretty snazzy... is it just a recap for those who haven't seen it before? New stories and photos, please :)
Yup, just a recap...i've kept in touch with some people more than others, and so figure i'm gonna mix new stuff and older stuff so by the end there is a good story of whatall i did while i was here...i wasn't smart enough to start blogging at the beginning of all this!
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