How many weddings are YOU going to this summer? And how many have that special Toronto flavour? You know, the bride and bride or groom and groom or - heck! - bride and groom are completely different shades of human. The ceremony integrates multiple traditions: the couple bows Korean-style to honour their parents underneath a Jewish chuppah, then tucks into an Italian feast at the reception as a West Indian steel band taps out a tune. Half the guests give presents wrapped in fancy paper, the other half stuff fat envelopes into the provided box, and both halves consider the other a bit strange. This week, we're talking Weddings on the Ethnic Aisle. From what outfit to wear, to who to invite, to what do to about all of the parents' demands and requests, for plenty of us its all got a cultural flava.
Photograph by Ogabe Imagerie
Simon Yau on why he sort of wanted his wife to change her last name from "Cheng" to "Yau," and why "Chau" or "Yeng" just won't work.