We took the whole family to a wedding on Saturday! Jenny Lim, is one of Chris's dear friends from his years at the University Catholic Center at UT. She married Jim Faber and the wedding was beautiful!
The red Chinese character is the traditional Chinese wedding character for the phrase, "double happiness." The character is composed of two copies of the character for the word, "happiness." The doubling of this character is meant to symbolize the joint happiness of the bride and groom. "Double happiness" is an important symbol in Chinese culture. It represents a particular outlook and philosophy on life: that we are called to go through life together, growing in joy.
At the wedding ceremony (this was Emily's 1st wedding) she saw all the pairs of bridesmaids and groomsmen coming down the aisle and asked her Daddy with wide eyes, "Are all these people getting married?" She was infatuated with the bride, and rightly so, because Jenny looked like a real life princess! When Jim and Jenny came around to say hello to their guests, she couldn't wait to hug her!
Of all the guests, I think Emily had the most fun. She got to dance with the bride and all the bridesmaids. What an honor! She had a ball.
Jenny changed into a traditional chinese red dress toward the end of the reception.
David didn't think too much about the wedding and the reception... until the wedding cake was served! You can see he cleaned his plate! Lia was also quick to help her Daddy eat his slice as well.
And sweet Lia wanted to walk everywhere! I had a hard time keeping her off the dance floor! Must run in the family...
Forget walking now Little Lia is dancing. WOW! It most certainly runs in the family :)
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