So Charles and Fannie are married lawfully today by the Solemnizer, Mr Peter Lee and together with both parents on stage to witness our signing at Pariss Seafood International Buffet at Marina Square with 66 invited relatives.
I woke at 630am and dragged my tired body up. Perhaps, the continuous rehearsal for the past 2 weeks drained my mental and physical. No, I should not only says I am the only one who is drained, the 5 helpers who worked with us all these while are tremendously squeezed too. Time check now 1645, and I believe all helpers are asleep. His brother and my sister acted as the main host today, Weiwei as the receptionist, Junjie as the Videographer and Weifeng as the laptop controller. All of us, including Charles and myself started the planning and rehearsals 2 weeks ago, trying our best to base on the plan as planned, but in the end, the timing couldn’t be as fixed as we thought. Even Charles and my thank you speech, became 2 separate parts, thanking everyone twice. And the vow which we memorized based on the Solemnizer who gave it to us 2 weeks ago, seems to be different when we said our actual vow. But then, I am glad when we don’t have to recite our memorized vow as there is a very high chance that both of us will forget the vows that we memorized due to stress, excitement and tension. It is good that the Solemnizer said one phrase and we repeated after him, in English and Chinese. Heng ah…
While the whole event today do seems a little messed up but all of us have our own fun and happiness. When the Solemnizer pronounced us husband and wife, the little touched washed over me. This day, was the day I dreamt 3 years ago. There are tensions within the 3 years regarding the settling down issue, which very likely arisen due to our different backgrounds. We bicker and we did suffer in order to come to decide to live and grow old together. I don’t know how life is going to lead our way from now on; I still have 7 months to learn the meaning of marriage before the actual Chinese ceremony/wedding occurs. I will try my best to work harder for my own family no matter how tough when I no longer have my parents’ careful daily support. And I do trust Charles that he will also in turn, do well and strive double of what I am going to contribute to our future own family and own house that we call our own. It is the trust and beliefs that a wife has to have for her husband. It is also the significant of a marriage when the husband carries the responsibility of a wife and a family.
Today onwards, 17 April 2011… the day I becomes officially, Mrs Heng.
Charles and I will never forget today; the day we tied our knots legally.
I will ends, with the vow that I memorized as a little memory… that will forever be kept safely in the corner of my heart.
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I vow to keep my love as pure as it will stay
In your laughter and your tears,
In your comfort and your fears,
In your happiness and your sadness,
In your sickness and your health.
I vow to always cherish you,
I vow to be faithful to you.
With this ring as token, I pledge my love to you forever.
And I now, marry you.
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