Gate Crashing

I am sure anyone who has been to an asian wedding would have heard of this ceremony.

For the uninitiated, gate-crashing in our local context doesn’t mean showing up at a wedding that you weren’t invited to; it means a gauntlet of challenges laid down by the bridesmaids for the groom and groomsmen to complete before allowing them to enter the bride’s home.

Every weekend, men risk bruised egos, embarrassing photo-moments and queasy stomachs just so that their buddy-in-arms are able to see his bride.

Gate crashing is port of the Solemnisation which fulfils the same role as a traditional western Solemnisation.

Message to the Groom and his Ushers by the bride: I'm sorry dude, but its tradition... *evil laughs*