Simple yet Sweet
OK. Have you been to a wedding so simple, there is no proper altar, no merenjis ceremony (to sorta bless the couple), no kompang (hand drums used to announce the bride and groom)? OK. I happen to be amongst the family that hosts such wedding. Very recently. If you read the previous blog, that is the same couple which we celebrated, but this time the party was at home in Keramat. It was at my late grandparents' house. It's old but cosy and have the best view of Jelatek area.I wore one of my most comfy kebarung. Black was sorta a mistake due to the hot afternoon. I was sweating, gee, I'm starting to repeat myself..Thank God for the occassional breeze that swept through since we were on a hill. Everything which existed was necessary and none was extra. There weren't much excitement or much to look forward to as we waited around for something exciting to happen. But to no avail, it was a quiet and relaxing party, almost just like a Raya open house, where guests came, eat, and left. We tried to make it more 'happening' by playing wedding songs quietly on the background, but that didn't help much. It wasn't anybody's fault, as the party was intended to be that way...mellow and peaceful. As the couple we're celebrating are quiet and religious people. Nothing bad about that I still enjoyed (when do I not?) the company of my dear cousins and the food was not bad. The advantage of being part of the host is you get to keep and take what you want of the wedding knick knacks. And home I went with a handful of bunga telur (boiled eggs in cute baskets - souvenir for guests), and fresh flowers from the VIP table, not to mention several tupperwares of leftover food *grin*