The wedding was held here, the Civic centre or the Dewan Suasil. The Malay band was waiting.
I invited myself to a Malay/Muslim wedding. And saw this lady wearing these beautiful jewellery.
There
is a sweet story behind this. I rang up my muslim friend, J who went to
school with me. We had not seen each other for many many years. When I
rang her, she said she was going to her niece wedding. I asked if I
could go because I have never been to one. She invited me.
She
told me the wedding was at this posh place, the Civic centre and she
would wait for me. I arrived, and there were many Muslim people there,
but no sign of my friend J. I asked the official welcoming couple, and
they didn't recognised the name of J. There were 2 weddings at the same
time. After a long wait, I used my mobile and called my friend. I got
the security guard to talk to her to make sure I was at the right place.
The security guard told me to wait.
The
official welcoming couple looked at me and waved at me. She said,"
Don't worry, you just come to the wedding party." Can you imagine the
hospitality of the Sarawak people. What if I was pretending and was
actually crashing their party.
I
said, I would wait for a while. My friend J came with her 2 sisters. I
was at the right venue. You should have seen the fashion at the party.
But I am showing you the jewellery this lady who shared the table with
me wore.
Thanks J, and your relative Rahaya.
My friend told me some time later that Rahaya passed away. She left a legacy of a kind Muslim woman who came to my life.http://jennymatlock.blogspot.co.nz/ letter J for jewellery.
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4 comments:
I love seeing the clothing and jewelry from around the world. So very beautiful. And yes, they were very welcoming. {:-D
Very unique experience and photos for J ~
Happy Weekend coming to you,
artmusedog and carol
I went one time long ago to a Hindu wedding. The jewelry the bride wore had to be hand made and was gorgeous. It was a beautiful event I'll never forget and the food was simply amazing!
Weddings are fun! My favorite kind of party, even when I don't know who the couple are.
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