And they were wed by Sam Rye

A very special friend wrote a little something after attending our wedding, it made me cry. I loved it and thought I'd post it on my blog (he even included some photos in his post!).
The original post can be found HERE.

I wasn't quite prepared for the lavish wedding thrown in honour of Will & Mia, but it was an incredible thing to be a part of.

Hannah, Chris, Rory, Yohanna, Freddie and I all arrived together and were greeted by Will and his groomsmen, all looking mighty sharp in their suits, and we underwent the usual process of handshakes and polite wedding chitter chatter as we awaited the wedding march to strike up.



I was pleased to hear the violins bust out Pachelbel's Canon in D instead of the wedding march - used at another of my friend's wedding - I think it's a beautiful piece of music.

canon - canon

Mia looked fantastic in what us blokes describe as 'a big white dress', but it was long and flowing and complemented Mia beautifully.

The paparazzi captured every moment of the ceremony and following reception, and the pictures are stunning - sadly I can't post them at this point, so you'll just have to trust me - unless you're a Facebook geek too, in which case they're posted on my profile page.

The reception was in the Sutera Harbour complex - one of the 5* hotel complexes in KK. This was the part I wasn't prepared for; no expense spared - 58 tables, enough to seat 580 people, about 8 courses, beer, wine & whisky galore, speeches and toasts, and 2 projector screens to show the happy couple's lives leading up to this day in photos.

An incredible event, held in a huge ballroom and it was only once a full glass of whisky was proffered to me that I knew it was about time to wish Mia & Will every luck in their future together, and make a judicous exit, and leave the revellers to continue the party late into the next morning.


There was also a second evening to the whole shindig - this time a celebration in traditional Kadazan style. Very annoyed that we arrived a little late (due to transport difficulties) so we missed the actual ceremony, a little of the kadazan fun (like blow pipes), but we made it for a beautiful dinner which was followed by dancing, more blow pipe action, and a mock harvest festival beauty pagent by Mia's cousins which was simply hilarious and impossible to describe here. It was a fantastic evening, and we drank tapei (rice wine) in many toasts to the bride and groom.

It really was great to see 2 friends so very happy, and I can only wish them every happiness in the future.

by Sam Rye.

Thank you Sam.