steffi Posted February 1, 2003 Report Share Posted February 1, 2003 In my case it was marriage in my wife's family's home and in the evening it was 440 people attending reception at Sofitel Khon Kaen. Quite an experience. The honeymoon suite at Sofitel Khon Kaen is quite nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steffi Posted February 2, 2003 Report Share Posted February 2, 2003 Ok for those of you who are picky. It was buddhist cermony at an ungodly hour at the wife's family home with evening reception at Sofitel and registration at the Don Muang Amphur in my wifes Soi there. Honeymoon was a relaxing four days in Krabi at Pra Nang Inn... with a packge deal we bought at some Thai expo they had at Impact Arena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 This is late and most points have been made but regardless of the reasons this should be your GF's decision and there is no requirement that you must have a party (and although her reasons may sound false remember that she is not going to say something that might make you feel bad). She probably would appreciate a morning offering to the monks and blessing at her home; but that also should be her call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jai-dee Posted February 4, 2003 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 Thanks for all the replies. Since I've posted the question there have been some developments and it is now almost certain that we'll get married during my next visit to Thailand in September. My GF is a very practical girl, for her the party is a waste of money and effort. Also she doesn't hold her fellow village folks in very high esteem. That's fine with me, it simplifies the matters. I've been in the village, met the neighbours and relatives, and I rather agree with her view. We've been to the local temple and obtained the monk's blessing, and we held the "sacrifice pig's head for the ghosts" ceremony (hua muu sen wai phii) where all her relatives gathered and gave us their blessing. Although I suspect they were so eager to come because they walked away with 2kg of pork each. This ceremony cost me 12,000 baht but her mother sacrificed one of her pigs. So what remains now is to visit the ampheur and complete the formalities there. I have no intention of spending any amount of time in the village and neither does the GF. I will however have to build a new house for her parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted February 13, 2003 Report Share Posted February 13, 2003 My inlaws live on the road you turn right onto at the lights just up from Major (dont know the name of it?!!), there house is about 1/2 mile up there by the river. I always take the address written in Thai to show taxi drivers when I'm foraging on my own or I'd get lost, but usually I manage to direct them to the house without the address I have written down, its an amusing sight I imagine!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted February 14, 2003 Report Share Posted February 14, 2003 I had a great wedding, apart from the wife forgetting to tell me we where getting married, but thats a old old story. Party was fun, moved around the village a bit as well, cost me about 4500 baht!!! Most of that (1000) on beer! If its in a rural village it should be this cheap if they are making the food! If its at a restaurant, then of course much more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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