attended friends' holy matrimony and wedding dinner today. woke up late and rushed like mad to the church, tried my best to be there on time, only to find out that the actual start time was half an hour later than what was stated on the invitation card and reminder sms. I kind of felt cheated. and it's not like the procession for the mass itself started on time (actual actual time is later than half an hour after the stated time).

anyway...

everything was well organized. although the mass took longer than usual since it's conducted in Indonesian, the choir sang well and the priest's sermon made sense. he said something like - in marriage there are not only engagement ring and wedding ring, but also suffer-ring. haha.

good planning and attention to details were more apparent during the dinner, held at grand hyatt hotel. although it was started late (it's a norm for a Chinese wedding dinner), yummy kue lapis and cup cakes were readily available along with the drinks during cocktail time, it's really thoughtful! the room itself was set in black and gold theme, with tall vases full of fresh flowers set on top of the tables. small silver frames were given as favours, with guests' names printed and displayed in them (my name was spelled wrongly, though).

the band provided enjoyable live music - it almost felt like sitting at cafes, listening to jazz while sipping wine. food was nice as well, all of them served in big serving plates, and then promptly distributed into small plates for each guest by the waitresses at the side tables. I felt the effort for decorating the food was wasted, as nobody could really appreciate it before it was distributed.

great company during the dinner as well - met some of my NTU CE friends. my Final Year Project lecturer was there too, and, surprise, surprise.. he still remembers my name.. *amazed*