I recently attended the longest wedding ever! Before I begin to even tell you how long the wedding was, I will tell you how long I waited for it to even begin. I waited for an hour and a half! Apparently most weddings start that late, next time I will know better and try to be something like arriving 45 minutes late. 
I have not yet been to a traditional Lao wedding. This wedding was in a fellowship of the Father and the bride was wearing white. Ordinarily, this is not the case. Don’t ask me what a traditional one would look like because I don’t know, all I know is that was not it. Too bad too because I was invited to a wedding today, but could not attend
This wedding was about 2 hours long. After the teaching from the shepherd of the fellowship and the thought time, and the two choirs with two to three songs each, and the lighting of the candle, and the giving of the gifts, and the singing of the songs (all the while the bride and groom didn’t touch or look at each other, but rather just stared at the crowds, standing the whole time) they then had a reception without dancing (what?, no dancing at a Lao party?). Whew, did I miss anything?! That was a run-on sentence (for a run-on wedding). It was actually quite enjoyable (you know, how when it is your first time doing something it always goes a little faster). I am so glad I was able to go!
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