Getting married this Friday

[Mah'chew]

I'm getting married on Friday 9th of May at 14.00 hrs at Nogikaikan Jinja(Temple), Tokyo.

We are getting married in a traditional Japanese shinto ceremony, which includes; drinking saki, traditional live music and a Bagaku Hounou (traditional dance by a dragon god)

http://www.nogikaikan.jp/kiseki1/kyoshiki/images/p03_03.jpg
The Admission to the Jinja

http://www.nogikaikan.jp/kiseki1/kyoshiki/images/p03_02.jpg
Japanese Pipes leading the ceremony into the shrine

http://www.nogikaikan.jp/kiseki1/kyoshiki/images/p01.jpg
The Dragon Dance

http://www.nogikaikan.jp/kiseki1/kyoshiki/images/p04.jpg
The Shrine

http://www.nogikaikan.jp/kiseki1/kyoshiki/images/winter_02.jpg
The Shrine

http://www.nogikaikan.jp/kiseki1/kyoshiki/images/summer.jpg
Traditional Dress

Matt & Hitomi's Post Nuptial Throwdown (http://www.angelfire.com/mb2/bestyleeds/parade.html)

[mhd]

thanks for sharing your special day with us, wish you the best!!

[houseaddict]

THat's cool. I'm getting married in August and I thought my shit was high maintenace, but yours definitely takes the cake!! I hope you aren't footing the bill for flying your entire crew to Tokyo!!

[(Im)poster]

Looks like a beautiful ceremony. Is your fiancee
from an important family or is it common for Japanese weddings to have as much pageantry (for lack of a better word)?

[ May 06, 2003, 09:33 PM: Message edited by: (Im)poster ]

[houseaddict]

Originally posted by (Im)poster:
Looks like a beautiful ceremony. Is your fiancee
from an important family or is it common for Japanese weddings to have as much pageantry (for lack of a better word)? I think its a princess or something. I read in teh NY Times about six months ago about this couple who met on the dance floor of Twilo. Little did the guy know she was some rediculous golden child princess. They ended up getting married in some insane fairy tale ceremony in Asia somewhere. Completely insane!!

[Ron la Rock]

CONGRADULATIONS!
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[Martin Red]

Have a good one Matt, I am sure you will

a lifetime of happiness to you and your wife graemlins/clap.gif

[lyot]

congratz Mathius ! ...If it's possible, i would love to see the pictures of your marriage..Just a thought.

[nev m]

Have a fantastic day. Wishing you a long, happy, & prosperous future.

[ May 07, 2003, 02:56 AM: Message edited by: nev m ]

[Monny JcIntosh]

Congratulations Mathius! I hope you have a fantastic day.

[danny webb]

Yep what they said^ congratulations. graemlins/beerchug.gif

[Jolyon]

Weddings are wonderful. Have a great day.

[s parris]

Have a beautiful day Mathius smile.gif

Best wishes

Simon

[ May 07, 2003, 05:22 AM: Message edited by: s parris ]

[Dj Alex]

Hello Matt,

I'm very happy for you and Hitomi bro, as Simon says I also wish you the most beautiful of days . Just keep your mind in the present and you will enjoy every single moment as you should ! .

Peace and blessings to you and your missus .

Alex . :D ;)

[liL Ray]

Congrats and welcome to the club....you are gonna love it....

[houseaddict]

Originally posted by Ron paizley:
CONGRADULATIONS!
graemlins/beerchug.gif Hey Ron - that's with a 'T' - right?

[Koffy Brown]

Wow!! Congrats!! hope to see more pics...enjoy

[ruse]

Congrats and best wishes Mathius!

[RX]

TOKYO MATT!!! YAY!!!! welcome to our woooorrllldddd of married, married people.....

by the way...is that you?
http://www.nogikaikan.jp/kiseki1/kyoshiki/images/summer.jpg

just kiddin'...enjoy! graemlins/cheering.gif graemlins/cheering.gif

[osamu]

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[Discogoddess]

Peace, patience, understanding and much love to you and your bride, Mathius!

[Terri 447]

CONGRATS TO YOU AND YOUR FIANCEE!! IT'S HARD WORK BUT IT'S A WONDERFUL THING!!

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[MC]

Congrats !!! Marriage is a beautiful thing !! smile.gif

[Mah'chew]

Originally posted by (Im)poster:
Looks like a beautiful ceremony. Is your fiancee
from an important family or is it common for Japanese weddings to have as much pageantry (for lack of a better word)? My girlfriend, Hitomi, is from a family of simple means, they are country people as well, this seems to be the traditional style of Japanese ceremony.

The western ceremonies over here, are very cheesy, some guy dressed like a priest, hamming it up for $200 a wedding, Brittainy Spears songs (I'm not a girl, not yet a woman) piped through the speakers - there's no way I'm having that!!!

The shinto ceremony involves a mix of music, dance and saki - so I was all over it like a shot! :D

I'm not Christian either - Shinto is paganistic - all about the forces of nature and not about worshiping a deity..

I'm off to write my speech! smile.gif

Thanks for all the encouraging words

[Martin Red]

Originally posted by new half:
http://www.posca.jp/card_img/3815/8934.gif Is that Matts "New Half" or should i be looking for a member called "Better Half" :D

[JMNYC]

Congratulations! Looks like a beautiful ceremony.

[Mah'chew]

Originally posted by Martin Red:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by new half:
http://www.posca.jp/card_img/3815/8934.gif Is that Matts "New Half" or should i be looking for a member called "Better Half" :D </font>[/QUOTE]What a wonderful day, we have a party tonight, many thanks for the kind words..

THANK YOU ALL...

Just to let you know the ceremony was traditional, but when we entered the reception area the lights were dipped, we were under the spot light and we came into the dinning hall to the sweet sounds of "Come on, Come over" by Jaco Pastorious - which blew everyone away, Japanese and English!!!

Half of my crew have hit the record shops today to pick up a copy of Jaco's LP, 'Not Jazz but Fusion', so even on my wedding day, I was spreading the gospel of good music!!!

LOVE WILL SAVE THE DAY !!! (* Cheers David!!)

[ May 11, 2003, 11:23 AM: Message edited by: Mathius ]

[MC]

This was told to me when I got married so I'll pass it on "Wedding Day is one day, but marriage is forever" . biggrinangel.gif

[Bold Soul]

Such beauty! Thanks for sharing. May you grow and prosper.