Last weekend's wedding photographs

 

 

It was the second  day of celebrations on Sunday and the bride and groom and their attendants changed outfits four times whilst I was there.  Cambodian weddings are grand affairs even in the smallest villages.

  A marquee is set up and everyone is invited and  expected to give a donation according to their means, to help pay for the festivities.  The heart shaped box in front of the groom is for the special donation envelopes









There were 8 courses, either eaten with chopsticks or fingers



The menu



 

 The men get up first and dance together, to be joined later by the women.  The lady with the knitted hat was handing out cans of Angkor beer.

 

As a 'barang' or foreigner, I was an honoured guest and one gentleman of a similar age (and a very good mover) insisted I dance with him - more than once.  This is a photo of him approaching my table whilst I was trying to take one or two discreet photos. 

 

 

I didn't realise at the time that he was - very seriously -  coming to ask me to dance. I also danced with the very jolly toothless character in white clapping in the background.

 

 

 

It was a wonderful experience, but a VERY noisy affair.  Note the size of those speakers!