Going to the Chinese Commune House & We're Gonna Get M-a-a-arried...!

Asia
September 23rd 2006

Published: September 26th 2006

A Hoi An Wedding Ceremony Seeing as we were having a ‘home-made’ wedding with ingredients from Scotland, Ireland, Vietnam and Pakistan thrown in, we thought we would let you know what was happening on the day. Since we did not have a priest or registrar marrying us, the beach ceremony in the afternoon gave our friends and family a chance to be involved - we like to think that our family and ... Read Full Entry

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Warren & Sofie

WazzaSof

Ok, so we're not really traveling at the moment. We're back in Edinburgh. From 2005-2008 we were in Asia and based in Vietnam for over two years of the time. There were plenty of side-trips from Ho Chi Minh to neighbouring cities and countries. P L E A S E T A K E A L O O K ! We've passed through India, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, China, and of course Vietnam on our travels. To quote the Mighty Boosh: "If I see a ... full info

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How could Sofie possibly get the wrong hand?!

The first kiss

Get a room..!

Confetti flurry

We were still picking petals out of our noses an hour later.

Guests on the bridge

Enjoying the 'craic'

The local reaction

The people of Hoi An were genuinely surprised and happy to see us holding our wedding here. One tailor was so excited that she made Sofie a free silk top as a wedding gift!

Hoi An beach

Traditional bride

Kieran's speech

Kieran and Tommy together added up to one Best Man (only kidding guys!). Between them they managed a marathon speech session which included the dirt on both the bride and groom, plus video, songs and messages from those who could not be present.

The Wedding Times

Tommy edited a newspaper full of contributions from friends and family -including lots of embarrassing photos from our youth! It made us remember how luckly we are to have so many good friends.

Night lights

These beautiful lanterns are a tradition in Vietnam. Earlier in the week there was a festival in the town and they released hundreds onto the river. But these are just as romantic on the swimming pool!

25th September 2006

WazzaSof
Warren & Sofie

After that, it feels like I was there too
It looked absolutly amAZing. You look beautiful Sofie. Warren you scrubbed up nicely too. Again, wish I could have been there. Like the readings. Talk to you both soon. Orlaith

23rd October 2006

SHARON
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O my God, Everytime I read this and look at the photos, it makes me cry. Come Home you guys. We all miss you XXXXXXXSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

29th September 2007

Semus and Patricia Reid
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Hello to you both, looks like you had a fantastic day. Congratulations and best of luck always. Hope to see you both in Ireland at some stage, make sure to visit Claremorris! All good here and looking forward to meeting all the Clan at Barry and Eileen's wedding. Take care, Love The Reids Claremorris

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