The Wedding

The day went off almost with a hitch! : ) The celebrant forgot to come! What?! How does this happen? 15 minutes before the appointed hour, Gor rang him to hear him say, 'Uh-oh.' Not the best thing to hear from a celebrant on your wedding day. As he lived in San Jose, it took him about an hour to get up to Walnut Creek. After some quick thinking, the photo ops and hors d'oeuvres were moved forward so everyone well and truly saw the bride before the wedding.
The wedding itself was quite amusing. Kelly's dad was so nervous one of their relatives called out for him to smile as they walked up the aisle. He then almost tripped over her train as he went back to his seat. Kelly had trouble putting the ring on Gor's fat finger and muttered to herself quite audibly that it wasn't going on.
They did the signing privately inside after the ceremony (apparently this is the norm in the US). The celebrant thought Gor was the best man and told him to sign under Witness. Not all there, it seems...
The reception started quite strangely with the entrees being served before the bridal party had actually arrived in the room. After this initial hiccup, things went smoothly. The speeches were mostly good & short and mine went well, eliciting enough laughs and embarrassing Gor sufficiently. There were speeches in both English and Cantonese so that everyone could understand at least part of the program.
I came down with my 3rd cold in 5 months the day after I arrived and it was a close call as to whether I would be sniffling (which was dying down) and/or coughing (which was escalating) on Sunday. Luckily, I hit a lull for both that evening.
I was able to catch up with many relatives over the week through several dinners, afternoon teas and outings. It was good to see several of my cousins again and spend some time with them.
Photos are in the usual place.
Ma and I arrived back in London this morning, the plane landed at 7.15am but we did not leave the airport till after 9.30. There were massive queues at the immigration hall, even worse than normal. We are off to the south of France tomorrow.