Family celebrations are one of the most exciting events to attend. Every
year, my family arranges an event. Usually, we would eat dinner together in a
fancy restaurant but a few years ago we attended my uncle’s wedding. At that
time, I’ve never been to a wedding before and the idea of going to one scared
me. The only wedding I’ve ever seen at that time were the ones in movies and
because of that I actually thought that the bride would wear a long white
wedding dress and that their wedding cake would have ten layers, but I was
wrong.
The day before the wedding was very hectic. All my family members were
rushing around to prepare things for the wedding. One of my family members told
me that my uncle’s wedding would be a traditional Balinese wedding and not the
typical ones I’ve seen in movies. I was really shocked since I didn’t know that
you could have weddings that are traditional. The night before the wedding was
extremely nerve wrecking for most of my family members since most of them
hadn’t finished preparing things for the wedding. I wasn’t nervous at all. I
was actually really excited. The next day, everyone had to wake up really early
in the morning. I’ve always hated waking up in the morning but on that day, I
woke up easily because I was so excited. The traditional wedding ceremony was
held in my grandparent’s back yard. It was a weird ceremony. My uncle and my
soon-to-be Aunt sat on top of a platform and on that platform was a priest. It
started off with the priest saying prayers then after a few hours of praying
and cleansing them, the finally put their rings on each other’s fingers.
The day after that was the day of their reception. We stated in a big
hotel. All my cousins and I waited for our turn to get our hair and makeup
done. We decided to explore the hotel. First, we went to the area where the
reception was going to be held and saw a few of our family members that we
haven’t seen in a long time. We weren’t allowed to go inside the room since
there were security guards in front of the entrance of the room. A lot of the
staff from the hotel was moving tables, chairs and other furniture into the
room. After that, we decided to explore all the other floors inside the hotel
and we met even more family members. A few hours later we went back to the hotel
room we were previously in and got our hair and makeup done.
A few hours before the reception, one of my cousins and I decided to
visit our uncle and aunt’s room. When we arrived, our Aunt was trying to put on
her traditional wedding dress while getting her hair and makeup done. She wore
a lot of makeup that made her look even prettier.
When the reception started, I saw a lot of people crowding outside the
room for the reception. When the doors finally opened they all rushed inside. I
noticed that next to the entrance of the room, there were a few tables that had
a box under them. My parents once told me that people would five money to the
couple by putting the money in an envelope and placing the envelope inside the
box.
In the reception I ended up eating a lot of the food that was served
since it was all really delicious. I also met a few of my family members that
I’ve never met. Attending this wedding was a rally fun and unforgettable
experience because it was the first wedding that I’ve attended in my whole
entire life but one of the things that made me a bit disappointed was because
they didn’t have a wedding cake.
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