Date: December 10th, 2007
Location: South Side Weddings, Brisbane, Australia
Civil Celebrant: Patricia Burns
Witnesses: Selina and Auntie Lucia

"今天要結婚了," 睜開眼睛後，腦子閃過的第一句話。

走出房門，見Selina早已在書房忙著。電話聲、傳真機聲，此起彼落。替自己沖了杯咖啡，Jason睡眼惺忪的走出來。

"我這邊處理完馬上帶你們去買花," said Selina。

花，指的是我下午的新娘捧花。來澳洲前在網上下載了一張理想捧花的照片，綠色的玫瑰花梗上繫上柔色緞帶，簡單又高雅。Absolutely my style。

"The picture has 18 roses. I can do 10 for $70," the flourist said.

What?! 澳幣70元?! 十朵玫瑰花?! 一朵台幣175元?!不會吧?!搶錢嗎?!

花店阿桑看我們三人用中文吱吱喳喳，又一付準備閃人的樣子，終於釋出善意。"How much are you willing to pay?"

"50," Selina said.

"I can do that without wiring," she replied. 所謂的wiring，是指用鋼絲把花撐起來，避免時間久了，花一根一根往下垂。

時間，近中午十二點。花事搞定。雖然結婚事大，雖然時間緊迫，價該殺的還是得殺，免的結婚當天還被當呆瓜。感謝Selina，在緊要關頭還是殺它個頭破血流。


Bouquet

接了Auntie Lucia，大伙想起KFC是Jason在澳洲的must-eat之一(他嫌上海的肉小皮不夠crispy)，決定去吃KFC當午餐。四個人點了一份Dinner for Two外加5根雞翅，吮指大啖之時，Selina說話了。

"Lynn (A.K.A Chunyu), 我很佩服妳耶! 下午三點要結婚，現在還在吃KFC!" 哈! 說的也是，沒聽說哪個新娘子在結婚典禮之前啃炸雞的。

吃飽喝足，趕回Selina家準備粉墨豋場。


Get ready for the big moment


Ta-da! Here comes the bride and groom

下午兩點二十分，跳上Selina的Honda CRX，前往結婚會場South Side Weddings。毫不起眼的外觀，跟一般店面沒什麼兩樣，但門的背後有間裝飾雅緻的chapel，鮮花、擺飾、及幾排通常在教堂裡才見得到的長條椅，著實替這間樸實的小屋增添幾分浪漫氣氛。


Decorations

証婚人Patricia笑臉盈盈迎接我們，身材高大的她，穿著一件閃亮的綠色上衣及碎花長裙。再確認完護照及身份後，Patricia先跟我們大致說明待會儀式的程序。

"I'd prepared something simple for the ceremony, unless anyone wants to say something?"

"No," eveyone said at once.

既然良辰吉時未到(其實也不知道是不是"良辰吉時"，12月10號下午3點是像選樂透碼一樣隨便挑的)，在場的我，Jason, Selina, 及Auntie Lucia先抓緊時間拍照，等特地請假出席的Whay, Sam 及 Sorenson到場後，一切準備就緒。


With Sam, Selina, Sorenson, Auntie Lucia, and Whay

典禮開始

Introduction
"Good afternon, my name is Patricia Burns and I welcome you to be witness with me, at the marriage of Jason Yit Kian Kong and Chun-yu Lin.

"Jason and Chun-yu have honoured us by inviting us to be present, with them, as they take their marriage vows to declare their love and commitment to each other. Of all the men and women they know they have chosen each other to journey through life, together.

"Marriage offers opportunities for sharing and growth that no other relationship can equal, a joining that is promised for a lifetime. It encompasses all of life's most important relationships. A wife and a husband are each other's best friend, confident, lover, teacher, listener and critic.

"Marriage understands and forgives the mistakes life is unable to avoid. It encourages and nurtures new life, new experiences, and new ways of expressing love through the seasons of life."

Marriage Act Declaration
"I, Patricia Burns, as a Civial Celebrant, am duly authorised to solemnise your marriage, according to the laws of this country. Before you, Jason, and you, Chun-yu, are joined together in marriage, in my presence and in the presence of family and friends, I am bound to remind you of the solemn, the serious and the finding nature of the relationship upon which you are now about to enter. Marriage is the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, and is entered into for life."


Listen to Patricia

Asking/Consent
Patricia: "Jason, will you take Chun-yu to be your wife? Will you love and respect her, be honest with her and stand by her through whatever may come, so you can share your life with her?

"I do."

"Chun-yu, will you take Jason to be your husband? Will you love and respect him, be honest with him and stand by him through whatever may come, so you can share your life with him?"

"I do."




Vows
"I, Jason, take you, Chun-yu, as my wife, my lifelong partner. I will do everything I can to maintain our love. I will talk to you and listen to you. I will give to you and I will take from you. Your success and happiness will be mine."

"I, Chun-yu, take you, Jason, as my husband, my lifelong partner. I will do everything I can to maintain our love. I will talk to you and listen to you. I will give to you and I will take from you. Your success and happiness will be mine."




Rings
"Chun-yu/Jason, with this ring, I thee wed. Take it and wear it as a pledge of my love and as a symbol of all we share."


Exchange rings

Conclusion
Patricia: "Jason and Chun-yu, we have heard you promise to share your lives in marriage. May your marriage bring fulfillment and happiness to you both. I now declare you to be husband and wife."

呼!!!! 我們以為只要說個I do就可以了，沒想到正式演出還有一連串的誓言， 還好新郎新娘勉強稱得上處變不驚，只是不停的傻笑 ....


Wedding rings

結婚儀式告一段落，接下來是法定相關人士(即新郎，新娘，證婚人及兩位見證人)簽字畫押。Officially married.



Sign papers

就這樣，我們正式告別單身。Jason，29歲，我，31歲。

執子之手，與子偕老。

雖然我們的婚禮簡單不過，但是沒有傳統中式婚禮的繁文縟節，讓我們很自在、很快樂。感謝老爸老媽及Auntie and Uncle的放任，雖然他們沒有出席這場二十分鐘的婚禮，但我們知道他們很開心兒子女兒終於結婚了!



Mr. and Mrs. Kong