Intan's Akad

We were apprehensive and were prepared to turn back on the way over yesterday. We were debating the route. Would we take the DUKE? How about MRR2 then LDP? Definitely center of town was a definite no no. Federal Highway might have been risky. So we journeyed from Gombak to Kelana Jaya via Kepong, then Bandar Utama. Traffic was smooth. We reached our destination in under half an hour.

Yesterday was the akad ceremony for my cousin's daughter. It has been planned since the beginning of the year, and the Bersih rally nearly derailed the plan. The initial plan was also to hold the reception on the evening - last night - but since the venue was smack in the middle of town, it was elated to this afternoon. At least the delay was not that bad since some of the family members traveling from far - the groom side was from Kedah - did not have to arrange for an extra day stay. Most of them were planning to return today anyhow, and a delay of a few hours were more better than having to plan to come back on another day.

The waitAn it was officialThe akad went ahead. The only disruption was the caterer getting stuck in a roadblock off Subang and food only arrived after 11 am. The groom party turned up on time, and so was the Ustaz, a young gentleman in his early 30s who was clearly very good, giving nice straight advice to the happy couple, while administering such a smooth ceremony. After the merenjis ceremony - the happy couple being doused with flowers and perfumed water - we settled for lunch.

The happy coupleThe father of the brideMy Dad-in-lawThe customary row of photographersThe return journey was also smooth, and we reached home just before 1pm. Anita did not attend as her mother was having stomach cramps since the evening before. So, we were all looking forward instead for this afternoon reception. The slideshow for the event was ported here.

Update on Monday, July 11, 2011 at 10:55PM by Haris Abdul Rahman

The photo from the slideshow can be downloaded by clicking on the actualy photo when displayed. Follow the onscreen instruction from then on.