Monday 31 January 2011

WEDDING DAY... DEWI & ARIFFIN

WEDDING DAY INVITATION
11.30 AM - 12.15 NOON

HAJAH KARTINI DEWI BINti ABDULLAH 
@ PG. HAJI ISMAIL
to
MUHAMMAD ARIFFIN BIN HAJI AKIP


D' inner side of Invitation Card

D' Location is No 527 Simpang 527, Jalan Pasir Berakas,
Kg. Lambak Kiri,
Negara Brunei Darussalam.


As early as 11.15am....  
...erected  big umbrellas ..so they gave shade to waiting people ..serving guests..  females..   nn  males separated.. locations..

Females were welcomed nn shown ways to empty seats.... front tents were for females... if FULL.. extra seats available  at...rear..  back house


Males guests.. were shown at d' back.....   unlikely..VIPs....   people  ..GOT big names shown specials seats... at  inner house room.. where AIRcon  available...  otherwise...  back camps... .. NOT even fans...  BUT got natural atmosphere.... fresh AIR.. bit warm... lol..

Each..guests...were given gift.... to take HOME...  used to be simple cooked egg..  along...   long.. time ago....    like 50s... eehh.
Times changed.... give away gifts ...still being practiced ...varied according to  budget..  of d' family ...


Standing people along d' road were most related.. waiting to welcome more guests.. until nick of time according to invitation's card scheduled times... while waiting they chatted..

No more people.. so time for d' Bride's family..... could be seen..d' father himself.. cousin..also  Pengiran..  another wife related ... Pengiran DATO.. nn another cousin.. to greet nn meet the guests to say THANK YOU..  
but ...... REASON...   in return d' guests... gave  away a sort....donation ..  in d' envelope contained at least RED NOTE...   equally...NOT compelled ... if.. nothing to give...  naturally... People helps people.. nn Brunei's customary already.... 




Bride's mother..with d' companions of cousin's spouses... also gone to meet female guests..  to thank them coming...    nearly full housed but still have empty seats....
NOt to forget .. DOA.. for....special wedding pray....  !!!
FOODs... were supplied by restaurant's catering..... nn served Ur self... soon after...

Coz.. back camps... could NOT see d' bridegroom already arrived with three mini buses from TUTONG...   a 30 minutes drive distance... using  highways Muara-Tutong Highway

NOT too late  ... to capture... d' couple newly marriage...  right on d' main door... of the bride's home ...



Giving times to... guests..   appreciating...  male's wedding sewed clothes...SONGKET  with female's wedding modern gown of SONGKET as well.. .. specially made with mixture of traditional nn modern...



MAIN reason to be seated outside..was first.. TUTONG people to make..cuci kaki..  crossed legs above stone nn long..blade..  a wedding culture beneficial to couple... WHY..??
Usually relatives called to pour water to their feet..as if..washing dirts.... elders first....   before others..  SO each pour.. people gave materials.. such as MONEY...  opened hundred notes.. or envelops...



D' MORE people came forward... d' more income...
But... the collector ..put d' money together... for certain..    


Meanwhile..... posing.. seeing around.. nn  people ...watching..

WHO were here....???.   ok.... recognize  ..Ur own face.....




Still here.....    


Nearing d' end...  NO More .. Tutong people to POUR water...

NOT  FREE...lol..   each cup cost....   at least RED NOTE... lol..
So... now...counting time..nn... called  witnesses    ...  auditing...




So today... had another agenda... to shorten what supposed used to be at NIGHT...

"Makan BERSUAP-SUAPAN"  ..      ...
In front of d' audiences.... bride-bridegroom  ..each tried to feed each other mouth...  ???





Next agenda.... !!!... wow...receiving...... CASH   money.. from TUTONG.. bridegroom's side... Cuci Kaki.. nn surrendered d' cash to d' newly wed couple by bride's father.... 

.....   amounting B$2,052.00   .....  ???
So..next... before completing today's agenda...  another blessing pray ...DOA..
Cutting Wedding CAKE...  not..boxes of gifts...eeeh..  !!


So.....   FINAL....lly  .. live ever after...


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