Attending Kamini's Indian Wedding Dinner

The Invitation 

A neighbour's eldest daughter got married the other day and we were invited to attend her wedding dinner at the HGH Convention Centre, Sentul, Kuala Lumpur.



She is Chindian, a child of mixed marriage parents. Her father is  Indian, Mr V. Thamal Selvan and her mother, N. Jayainthy, is Chinese.

Elaborate Inai Patterns Drawn On Both Palms of  Bride As A Tradtion. Note The Name Of Bride's Husband "Saravanan"

We missed the turn to the convention centre where the wedding dinner was to be held. The trouble with Malaysian road signage (if any), is that by the time you see it, you are likely to have overshot your destination. So, we had to take a detour to come back.

The night started with the bride and groom making a grand entrance into the convention hall. Then cutting the wedding cake and some friends of the newly wed giving speeches. Just like in the case of a Chinese wedding dinner, there was a slide show presentation of the newly wed couple.

Lord Ganesh At Entrance To Hall

There were also some cultural dances and singing. We didn't get to have a good view of them because we sat way back from the stage.

The buffet dinner itself started only by 9.00. I didn't get to take pictures of the food because the lighting was very dim in the hall and I did not feel that the pictures would turn out well. But I liked the curry mutton. It was tender and just nicely spicy. It went well with the nasi briyani.

For dessert, we had watermelon and honeydew melon. To round off, we also had some Indian ice-cream which I was given to understand came from India. The ice-cream was coarser and less sweet than the usual type of ice-cream we are used to here. But nice nevertheless.

Red Carpet Steps Leading Into The Convention Hall

Guests Greeting Bride's Mother At The Entrance Into Hall. Her Husband Was Busy Attending To Other Guests That We Only Met Up With Him Later But The Picture I Took Of Him Was Too Blurry To Be Used Here

Beautiful Koolam Enlarged

A Simple Table Decoration

Decorative Archway Into Hall

Kristina Meeting Up With The Bride And Groom, K.Saravanan and T. Kamini

At The Decorative Wall Fountain Exiting The Convention Centre

Note: All pictures and the video by Ordinary Malaysian