Her First Wedding Banquet

It was a beautiful affair at The Four Seasons. The ravishing bride & dashing groom were wonderful hosts. The company at the table was great, the service was impeccable, and food, uber delicious! Moreover, we were serenaded by a wedding singer throughout.

Interestingly, there were at least 10 babies, all below the age of 1! That is quite a handful for a 23-table banquet. At the cocktail, we noticed that most parents, if not all, brought along their strollers. We had decided beforehand to ditch the stroller and sit her in the highchair instead.

We were seated with mutual friends and they all took turns to carry her and kept her entertained. Right before the "yum seng", the friend who was seated next to me asked, "Do you need to bring her outside?". Without thinking, I instinctively replied, "No.". But after it came out, I hesitated for a while. Then again, she is used to loud music during worship at Sunday services, so we thought she should be fine. It was only then I looked around and realised Anya was the only baby left in the ballroom. As predicted, instead of showing signs of fear, she was full of curiosity as to the ding dong that was happening on the stage. Atta girl!

When it was nearing her bedtime, she was exhibiting sleepiness - rubbing her eyes. But the couple had just begun taking group pictures and it seemed that we would be one of the last tables they would come to. So I whipped out out secret weapon - the sarong. Just then, the wedding singer was belting out  an upbeat "Can't take my eyes off you". Singing along, I did a little waltz with her sling onto me at a corner of the ballroom. By the song ended, she was fast asleep! - for the next 20 minutes till the couple join us at our table for the group shot. She was jolted out from her sleep as there was a buzz going on as we crowded around the couple, congratulating them. Almost immediately, her gaze fell onto the bride and she seemed awestruck. :) Yes baby, ain't she gorgeous?

Immediately after the group shot, we said our goodbyes as it was already past eleven.

All in all, it was a wonderful night where Anya behaved beautifully! My only regret was I did not get to taste the dessert. :P