This is the moment (2)…

After the church wedding in my previous post, we proceeded to the grand reception at one of the ballrooms in a leading hotel in town…

This was the backdrop on the stage at the designated venue…

…and I must say that I was very impressed when the couple made their grand entrance…

…in their Melanau traditional costume. For the uninitiated, the Melanaus are one of the ethnic races here in Sarawak and my maternal grandmother was a Melanau too.

The food served was the usual fare, starting off with the Four Seasons…

…and I loved this duck stuffed with glutinous rice, very nicely cooked with a lot of dried prawns and chestnuts inside…

The steamed fish was all right…

…but after feasting on the duck, I was really so very full and merely nibbled at the rest of the dishes that were served which included this dish of broccoli and mushrooms…

…and another one of prawns…

…before the dessert was served. We had the Chinese fried pancake with white tau sar (bean paste) filling…

…and also the honeydew and sago pearls in coconut cream…

Fellow-blogger, Yan, who happens to be the bride’s boss, was there to share the joy at the wedding too that day…

Thank you so much, Alexius & Stephanie, for the invitation, our heartiest congratulations once again and  here’s a toast to your everlasting happiness! Tuuuuuuuu…..terng!!!!

(“Tuterng” is a Melanau word meaning “drink” and is used for toasts as in “Yam seng!” or “Cheers!”)