5.07.2006

Wedding Reception

Mel and I went to the Dubuque Greyhound Park and Casino last night for the wedding reception of one of my best friends. He got married last month in Shanghai. We had a good time. I had only met his wife once before. That was at my father's funeral last summer, so it was good to see her under much better circumstances. They showed a PowerPoint presentation that explained how they met, their first date in Paris, where she was a student, and then showing parts of the wedding ceremony in China. It was very interesting seeing what a Chinese wedding is like. One aspect that I found particularly interesting is that the bride's and groom's attendants have to be "pure" which in this case simply means never married. Apparently it used to be more restrictive, but finding virgins for wedding attendants has become difficult in recent times. None of Brad's candidates who could go to China for the wedding were eligible, so a best man was provided. The guy they picked looked really thrilled in the photos. I wonder if he makes his living as a professional best man.

1 comment:

rumour said...

the song whitewedding pertains to billy idol's sister choice to get married just so the baby wouldn't be born out of wedlock.... so when he says "it's a nice to.....start again....." He's saying why are you giving up?