Our official purpose in going to Singapore was to celebrate Marcus and Velle's legal wedding ceremony. The real ceremony, complete with Chinese traditions, will be in KL in September, but Doug got to sign his name as a legal witness for their wedding license.
The ceremony was held right on the edge of the harbor in a beautiful ceremony. We enjoyed walking along the beach for a few minutes before other guests began gathering. The Singapore equivalent of the "justice of the peace" conducted the official ceremony. Marcus and Velle said some vows, and we all got to sign our names and shortly thereafter, they were pronounced man and wife.
A number of Velle and Marcus' friends from Singapore were present, and it was fun to meet some of them and learn a lot more about Singapore -- including its ambitious efforts to reclaim land from the sea by building barriers, pumping out seawater and filling in dirt -- as well as witness the 1000 ships that are said to be in Singapore's harbor at any one time.
After the short ceremony, we were treated to an amazing buffet lunch. We were privileged to witness Marcus & Velle's legal ceremony and will look forward to witnessing their official wedding in a few months.
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