So Saturday night a coworker of mine got married and we were invited to the banquet. She is Chinese, so she decided to do a semi-traditional affair. (I found out the main difference is that she only changed clothes once, unlike a traditional affair the bride changes after every dish.) It was such a great time! It was a sit down dinner with 10 courses! Now, most of you know that I have a fish/seafood allergy, so I couldn't eat any of it, but the presentation was fantastic. Seafood on a potato nest had shrimp, calamari, caviar, etc... There were whole lobsters, duck, and this:
My husband tried it and said it was really good. The whole room was decorated in huge red paper lanterns. I did some research before I went, and I'm glad I did. According to Chinese tradition, white envelopes mean death, so we had to search Hallmark high and low to find a red one, which is a wedding sign of luck!
Look how cute her favors were! Lemon drops in individual jars! (Their colors were purple and yellow)
And finally, the cute props for pictures:
We had such a nice time and it was such a neat cultural experience! ~Amy
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