Kampung Wedding Melaka Malaysia

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Fadir and Mazleen in the procession of the second day of the wedding.

    

The happy couple in their tradional outfits for the second day of the wedding celebrations. Mazleen is wearing a white dress with black lace. Fadir wears a white suit with a Kiri, a tradional Malay ceremonial dagger.

   

Over 1500 guests enjoyed a sumptious wedding lunch at the brides house on the second day of the cermony.

                  

On the third day the guests are welcomed to the grooms House. The bride and groom wear green and are walk to the groom’s house with boys holding an awning to keep the sun off. Guests were smart but casual clothes.

    

The excellent food is provided by family catering.  Margaret sitting with other Malaysian friends during the third day of the wedding. Our friend Amy, the grooms brother, and their father prepared over 300 chickens an ox and huge amounts of fish for the guests.  

    

Sitting in the Bride and groom’s chairs. During the festivities the bride and groom are king and queen for the day. Here they welcome guests and receive gifts. Close family and friends give traditional gifts of food, chocolates, clothes and jewelry. Other guests, like us, give money, placed in the envelopes we received our invitations.  The traditional cake has a sponge base with different flavoured muffins on pillars.

              

Another change of clothes for Fadir and Mazleen. This time into western style wedding outfits, to cut the western style wedding cake.  Allan admiring the huge pots used for the wedding catering.

             

Intimate family meal at the groom’s house. Fadir’s uncled is saying grace with the guests before the meal starts.

 

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