An Okinawan Wedding

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A contemporary Okinawan traditional wedding is a beautiful fusion of many cultures. The bride and groom wore three outfits, the MC presented the whole ceremony in faultless English and Japanese and family and colleagues all performed for the beaming couple. Hikari and Masa began the party in Ryuku kingdom royal costumes, performing an Okinawan dance, accompanied by the brides' father and friends on sanshin. Hikari read a moving letter of thanks to her parents and to end the wedding all the guests were called to dance with the bride and groom. It was a perfect wedding.

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Photos

Thank you speech
To the brides parents

Traditional Wedding Dance
Note the learners plate on grooms back.

Work colleagues performance
Note only foreigner dancing on stage. Me.

All the guests dance
with the bride and groom