In golden autumn and October, the land is golden yellow, which is a good harvest season. The crops in the farmland are gratifying to harvest, and the newlyweds and couples also reap happy love and tie the knot. On a festive and auspicious day in late October, I went to Xiangyun County, Dali, and participated in a simple and warm wedding of my nephew. It was worth it!
In order to attend the wedding of my nephew Mr. Weng's groom, I got up at 7 o'clock in the morning. First clean the car in front of the door, then prepare the camera, lens and other equipment for taking pictures. At 8:00, we set off from Dali Yuanwuwei B&B, and headed to Xiangyun County to meet with the group who went to pick up the "wife-seeker".
The nephew, Mr. Weng, the groom, and Miss Huan, the bride, are excellent handsome men and beautiful women who have been admitted to university from the countryside and work outside. They have all inherited the excellent tradition of filial piety and simplicity from the previous generation. The wedding was organized in a simple, civilized, warm and orderly manner according to rural customs.
From the National Day to the New Year's Day, Dali's tourism has entered the off-season, and there are relatively fewer tourists staying in homestays, so there will be more free time to attend the wedding of my nephew. Under the repeated invitation of the groom, he agreed to take pictures of the whole process and record the beautiful moments of the wedding. I was honored to participate in my nephew's wedding. I followed the records along the way, constantly discovered the beauty, and felt countless warm and touching scenes. All of this is worth it!
Asking for a daughter-in-law:
Compared with many wedding reception teams with luxury cars on the Internet, our team to "ask for a daughter-in-law" has only 8 cars, all of which are ordinary cars of relatives and friends. I think it is quite good to clean the cars and simply decorate them. No vanity, no comparison, and unpretentiousness are naturally the best.
Our team went to the bride's hometown, passed Zongpeng Village, Xiangyun County, passed the intersection of Tianhua Mountain Scenic Area, and walked down the Panshan Highway along the "Red Deer Line". All kinds of weddings in rural areas are completed by matchmakers, so I just take pictures and record the beauty!
The corner of the bride’s courtyard is still the scene of weddings when we were young. The large pots and stoves set up temporarily with earthen bricks, the scent of various big dishes wafts through the entire courtyard with the wind, and the guests are chatting in groups, happiness is written on their faces. It is warm in my heart.
There are two small details that left a deep impression on me during the wedding banquet. One is that when there is no rice in your bowl, the person who helps to add rice will add a large spoonful of rice to you from behind when you are inadvertent , the original meaning of friendliness is that hospitality will definitely make you full; the second is to bring 2 empty bowls from the bride's house to the groom's house. This custom has not yet understood what it means? Do you know? Welcome to leave a message and share in the comment area.
During the wedding banquet, the bride's mother and the groom invite some old relatives and guests to send off the relatives. The guests who send off the relatives usually stay at the groom's house for one night and then return.
The married girl, under the leadership of her parents, takes the groom to worship her ancestors in the ancestral hall of her hometown. The bride's father said words of blessing to the newcomers, and choked up after finishing speaking. The director's younger brother helped his father to go downstairs first. At this moment, only the phrase "the daughter is the father's caring little padded jacket, the jewel in the father's palm" is the deepest portrayal of the silent father's heart.
The groomsmen and other relatives and friends, after "embarrassing" the groom in a friendly and civilized manner in the bride's room, finally picked up the bride and some relatives and friends to return. Follow the established route and return to Zhongyousuo Village, Zhoujia Township, Xiangyun County. Drive in a civilized and slow manner along the way, and there is no vulgar marriage scene. After the family pick-up convoy arrives at the entrance of the village, they will meet the "retirement horses" who arrived in advance, and they can enter the village and home after completing the relevant etiquette according to the custom.
When you step through the gate, helpers will stop you and let you enter the house after drinking a glass of sugar water. After all relatives and friends are seated in the living room, the simple wedding celebration begins. The simple host read the marriage certificate aloud in Xiangyun dialect and gave the wedding blessings, followed by the bride and groom exchanging gifts, wearing wedding rings, and finally entering the bridal chamber. After the ceremony, there was warm applause.
Small insight: The nephew's wedding is simple, civilized, and full of infinite warmth, which is really good. Seeing relatives and friends, blessings from the heart, warming people's hearts everywhere. Some people like to "put it on", how tiring it is. Live out your true self, relaxed and happy.
Small blessing: I wish Mr. Weng and Miss Huan a happy life together.