Golden Boy's Lucky Day

My old roommate, Ron, from Bangkok days was back in Thailand this past weekend for his wedding. He's currently living in DC and had met a Thai girl there who is from Korat. So, after their US wedding, they came back for the Thai ceremony with her family.

Here are the newlyweds moments after sealing the deal. I could empathize with the Golden shirt, as I had one for my wedding. Gold pants are something else, but Ron pulled it off. That being said, Aom stole the show.

Here's a picture of the parents. Aom's dad had a million dollar smile.

Ron with Aom and her two sisters.

Gifts for the family.

Here's lunch - the orange stuff in the top right is a dessert called Tong Yot Foi Tong. Tong means gold, so this is supposed to bring wealth and good luck. There's also some Kanom Chan, which is a multi-layered dessert. The multiple levels are supposed to symbolize growing up or moving up in the world and are also good luck.

Here's the actual ceremony.




With a video. The head monk was a bit overzealous with the lucky water. Ron got drenched.






Here is the lucky string tradition.

When guests tie the string they give the new couple their blessing with hopes that they are wealthy, healthy and happy (and start having babies immediately).



If lucky desserts, water, and string were not enough, the couple also gets some lucky spots on their forehead.