Yesterday I attended the wedding of a friend of Passang’s. This is the fourth wedding that I've attended
since I got married to Passang, so I figured it’s about time I shared one with
you all! Passang was tied up with
business in our town so this time I went without him.
I traveled with relatives and church members in this jeep –
14 people in total. They speak little to
no English so it was a great chance to try out my Nepali!
The wedding was about a 3 hour drive from our house with a
15 min walk downhill at the end.
Here’s the beginning of the path down to the wedding.
Walking down to the wedding
The view. Not a day goes by that I’m not amazed and
grateful that I live in such a beautiful place!
Arriving to the wedding
Part of our group at the entrance to the wedding
Christian weddings in this area typically consist of the
church ceremony and reception in the bride’s hometown followed by the reception
in the groom’s hometown. We were invited
to the groom’s reception, so there was just a small ceremony at the beginning followed
by the all-day reception party.
Here are pictures from the short ceremony.
The couple with their representatives and the pastor.
After watching the ceremony, we sat down to have some tea and snacks.
Here are some church members in the tea hall greeting each
other with the typical Christian greeting, “Jaimashi.”
Here’s me and my cousin Pem Lhamu sitting down for tea.
We then went over to greet the couple. I gave each of them a scarf and then posed for pictures. They will continue to greet people all day long as more come.
The greeting area
Then it was time for us to go eat! There was a delicious spread of dhal (lentils), vegetables, pork, chicken, beef, and a variety of pickled vegetables. So delicious!
Here’s part of our group.
Me with Passang’s uncle.
After hanging out for a little bit it was time for us to go.
Back up the hill…
(Even the locals get tired!)
...into the clouds.
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