Bill & Kate's Wedding
Part One -- Trip to the Household Registration Office

Okay, some of you know that, when I was talking to Juli on the phone, Bill cracked open a can of beer. We shared and finished that can of Asahi before heading out the door.

We headed to the Household Registration Office in a cab. Ben and my mom were already there. They were 15 minutes early. Maybe they were more excited than the two that were actually getting married?!









We arrived at the Wenshan District Household Registration Office right on time.
For good luck, my mom insisted that I change out of the black-n-white and into something that was orangy-red.





And... we were inside.
First we took a number like everyone else.
Then we went through a whole of of paperwork... writing names and addresses... and defending one's gender....








Whilst all that paperwork was being processed, we had some time to chat about other marriage-related stuff.


(There's a video clip, but we gotta figure out how to upload it efficiently)


Just when we thought we were done with all the paperwork, there was more paperwork.
Then came the moment when Bill referred to Kate as his wife for the first time.....

(There's a video clip, but we gotta figure out how to upload it efficiently)

Viola! The marriage certificate. All signed and stuff....









Then the girl at the Household Registration Office gave us a wedding gift from the government.

(There's a video clip, but we gotta figure out how to upload it efficiently)

Though it wasn't a Taiwanese custom to exchange vows and rings, Bill and I insisted on having a moment of our own. We moved to the more festive part of the Household Registration Office....

(There's a video clip, but we gotta figure out how to upload it efficiently)

(There's a video clip, but we gotta figure out how to upload it efficiently)

Afterward, my mom gave each of us a red envelope as a symbol of good fortune.





















This is the first picture of Bill and Kate as husband and wife.












p.s. I'm sorry that the video clips are not here. I kept my computer on all night last night for one to load, but it never happened. Gotta sit down and figure out how to do it properly when we have more time tonight.