Pastor Rotha's Wedding in Tboung Khmum

Quite different from Malachi’s wedding, the wedding of Teacher Rotha and Pastor Voechnear (aka Elizabeth) was a wedding that showed attention to the traditional styles of the Khmer wedding. Here you are seeing Rotha and his parents at the head of the line of guests during the Fruit ceremony where we brought gifts to the family of the bride.

We woke up very early in the morning to prepare ourselves and then travel to the join in this service. Here you are seeing us walking in the line, carrying boxes of cookies on silver plates.

During another ceremony later in the day, this time the “Hair Cutting Ceremony” we posed with Srey Lis for this picture.

Yet again, Tim was asked to give a blessing and a prayer for the new couple. As we have worked closely with Teacher Rotha over the past years, it was a special privilege to be part of his wedding day.

The wedding went on all day, with ceremony after ceremony and meal after meal. We ate three times at the wedding, and the cooks worked all day to prepare the many courses of food that we all enjoyed throughout the day.

During the final ceremony and meal, all of the guests are dressed in their very best clothing. Here you are seeing Tiffany and the students posing together.

The final ceremony of the day, the cake ceremony was a loud and festive time to celebrate the marriage of Rotha and Voechnear. We had sparklers and silly string. We sang songs and clapped and cheered as Rotha and Voechnear interacted together as husband and wife and cut the cake together.