friends and happy couple

friends and couple
Originally uploaded by Zozo.

after the ceremony concluded at the church all of the guests went up to the altar to congratulate the couple and their parents by shaking hands...

one thing i really like that i have seen in malaysia and indonesia amongst muslims is the 'salam' handshake: after clasping each others' hands, it is the touching of the left side of one's chest after the salam. The hand is retracted gently after the 'salam', then placed over the heart to symbolise sincerity...

anyways...when it was our row's turn to go up to the altar someone recognised that my sarong was coming undone!!! i was then whisked outside by the side of the church and one of the female guests quickly put her hands up my sarong and tied and fixed me all up again!...and then we could take this photo together :)