Last night we went to a wedding reception for one of Sam's co-workers (the first time we have left Ava with a babysitter) Her husband is Chinese so the dinner was served in that style, communal dishes on a table that spins around. It was an interesting menu.
Hors D'Oeuvres (mostly seafood)
Shark's Fin Soup with Crab Meat
Suckling Pig
(the whole pig on the platter but only the fat and the fried skin, the meat was served separately)
Braised Goose Leg
Fried River Prawn
Pomfret with Special Sauce
Stir Fried Egg Noodle
Fish Maw Soup
Hot Gingko Nuts
Sam tried everything of course and I had some noodles and some nuts, oh yeah, and a piece of wedding cake.
Most of the traditions were very similar to American weddings, toasts, cutting of the cake, throwing the bouquet. As far as differences, the evening started with a slide-show from pictures of the bride and groom each as children through their five years together and ending with a bunch of wedding photos that were taken before the wedding. The toasts were given by each of their work supervisors which was a little different and there was also a little question/answer session that was cute and something we don't typically see.
Posted by denise at July 29, 2007 02:31 PM