The Wedding Reception
held more surprises…
The Reception, most thankfully, was at a nearby restaurant. And even better, it was night so there was not waiting another 2 hours for the Wedding Party to arrive because they had gone off to take pictures. [The common practice in Jamaica]. For this I was happy it was a night wedding.
So all we starving people can now eat! Oops sorry 
The program got underway around 8:35pm. It was at this point that I learnt that the wedding reception program is the reverse of what we do in Jamaica. Of course, I had provided a sample Wedding Reception Program for the couple. Well guess what? That one got nixed in favour of the more popular Panamanian Wedding Reception practice.
After seeing the new program I went – Where’s the food?? come on, you can’t be serious. The bride makes us wait 2 hours and now we wont get to eat before 10:00pm. No way!! Then before I could raise a formal protest and stir the guests up to mutiny the program started…
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Welcome & Introduction of Wedding Party
Musical Selections ** What a Wedding Singer we had
Toasts
Groom’s Reply **He took all of 1 minute. Bravo for the Groom!
Cutting of Wedding Cake; Feeding ** The mothers of bride; groom were also fed.
Dance by Couple * And here I must tell you the couple danced a Salsa piece. You should see bride with the train of her wedding gown in hand doing the most restrained Salsa I ever see. haahahha…you have to see it to believe it!
Tossing of the Bridal Bouquet * I used this opportunity to sneak out. It was now 9:30pm and Saturday night sprees before a Sunday when I have to preach is not my practice! It would also be Communion Service so it was going to be a long day for me.
And thank you for asking…of course I got the food packaged to go. I’m serious
I learnt from someone who left at 11:00pm that it was not over when she left. What a Do this was….
So are you ready for a Panama Wedding? Just drop me a note and I’ll arrange that the package comes complete with all this fun and more for you.
Waiting for your comments,
Marvia
You frighten me there a little when you said you snuck out, a was like; u stay so long and leave the food! As i read further i let out a big sigh of relief at the confirmation of your Jamaican decent- “…i got the food packaged” lol
The salsa dancing wid the train in hand sounds interesting.
It all sounds interesting but not ready for a Panamanian wedding just yet;-)
bless
Derri