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Saturday, April 16th 2005
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| The Ceremony |
| Time | 5:00 pm |
| Location | Halfway House (Flagstaff Mountain)
1138 Flagstaff Dr, Boulder CO 80302 |
We will be exchanging vows on Flagstaff Mountain overlooking the city of Boulder. Since neither Grace nor I are of a particular faith, my friend Steve P has graciously offered to officiate the ceremony. We are looking forward to solemnizing our marriage under the great Colorado sky surrounded by friends and family.
Limited Parking - For those of you from out of town, we'll try and arrange car pools to and from the ceremony.
Weather - In case of inclement weather, we will contact everyone as to where we'll be holding the ceremony. |
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| Dinner & Reception |
| Reception | 6 - 7pm |
| Dinner | 7 - 9pm |
| Location | Orchid Pavilion Restuarant
1050 Walnut St, Boulder CO 80302
(Directions from Flagstaff) |
After the ceremony, please head on over to the Orchid Pavilion Restaurant for drinks and cocktails. We'll be celebrating the wedding the "old-fashioned" way with a Chinese-style wedding banquet.
For those unfamiliar with a Chinese wedding banquet, it is traditionally the culmination of the day's festivities. In the past the banquet served as a way to 'introduce' the new bride to the groom's family. Typically a banquet can last a few hours as the meal is served in multiple courses. In between courses, there are usually toasts, games played on the bride and groom, and various other forms of entertainment.
Certain dishes are also required to be served for a wedding banquet. Most notably are "fish, roast suckling pig, chicken cooked with red oil, lobster and desert bun with lotus seeds stuffed inside. The pronunciation of fish is the same as "abundance", meaning the newlyweds will have plentiful of wealth. Roast suckling pig is usually served whole, a symbol of the bride's virginity. Chicken also means phoenix, cooked in red oil to symbolize the wish for a prosperous life ahead for the newlyweds... " - from the Complete Guide to Chinese Wedding
And if you're wondering... the most common Chinese wedding gift is cash wrapped in a red envelope. But like any wedding, you can go ahead and gift anything you feel is appropriate.
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