O brother, what a wedding!

Congrats to my brother and his new bride! I thought she was taking enough of a risk by marrying him, but then she stepped it up by dancing with him! I guess he remembers a lot of the moves from his days in show dance... yes, I remember and we still have the video tapes. Maybe that will be my belated wedding present...

The wedding itself was really great, at fit the personalities of Tim and Rina. I don't know much about Indonesian wedding traditions, other than a really big reception. Apparently, Tim and Rina had to "trick" people into showing up for the wedding instead of the reception, because they wanted people to attend the ceremony more than the reception.

I guess the other Indonesian tradition is that the groom will pick the bride up at her house the morning of the wedding. This conflicts with the western tradition that it's bad luck to see the bride in her wedding dress before the wedding. Oh well... bad luck either way? Nah... What God has joined together, let no luck put asunder.

The day itself started off well...very relaxing. Tim, Chris and I opted not to do all the things that the ladies were doing: cream baths, facials, massages, haircuts, etc. Therefore, we were left with some free time to sleep or listen to Chris sing showtunes. We were supposed to meet up with Rina and her immediate family at the photo studio for some family pictures before the wedding. I think there's a good reason why I never hang around when women are getting their hair and makeup done: I don't recognize them in the process... Sometimes even scary...

I recognize these people...sort of...

Ah... Now isn't that better? Chris was religated to using my camera to take some pictures, and must have been a little bored because I ended up with several pictures of Chris. Weird; anytime I try taking a picture of myself, I end up with one of those arm-extended-toward-the-camera pictures, but chris manages to avoid that... Maybe he's just too sneaky.

One of the highlights was the Newlywed Game. The new bride and groom were pulled on the stage with 2 other couples, and were asked questions about each other. I guess the winner was supposed to ask his/her partner to dance... I still don't know who came out a winner on that deal, but at least it was entertaining.

I guess Tim and Rina will move back here in the summer, so I'm looking forward to seeing more of them.