A SPECTACULAR three-day wedding took place in Myanmar when Thoon Htet Win Swe and Than Nu San tied the knot at Mandalay with a well-known Thai wedding planner having arranged the event using flowers from three countries, Sanook.com said yesterday (Nov. 26).
The man behind the fairy tale wedding is Mr. Jo Chayawat, better known as Jo Rainforest, the founder of Rainforest the Wedding studio.
He revealed that his team faced a lot of difficulties in arranging the wedding held over three days in three separate locations at this Myanmar city with only a week to prepare for it and there being curfew after 8 p.m. amid the ongoing violent clashes across the country.
Myanmar military, which seized power in a 2021 coup, is losing control of several towns and military outposts around the country as well as being overrun in parts of its north as they battle the biggest coordinated offensive, launched last month by an alliance of three ethnic-minority groups and pro-democracy fighters.
Even so, this exquisite wedding went ahead with flowers being sent by air and road from Thailand, China and across Myanmar to decorate the three wedding locations.
The team was also hampered by rainstorms and language problems but overcame these setbacks to arrange this memorable wedding.
The concepts for the three wedding locations are as follows:
– Imprint of Love – A carpet of flowers on a walkway leading to the registration of the couple’s marriage at a temple in this city. The floral carpet was made from chrysanthemums and inspired by luntaya acheik which is the name of indigenous Myanmar textile patterns It features intricate waves interwoven with bands of horizontal stripes, embellished with arabesque designs. Luntaya literally means a “hundred shuttles.”
– Testimony of Faith – A traditional Myanmar wedding ceremony held at Mandalay Convention Centre reflected the beginning of happiness for the couple with inspiration drawn from their love of flowers.
– Neutron Star Halo – Reception held at Mercure Mandalay Hill Resort was a magical landscape depicting a glowing neutron star with colourful rays streaking the dark sky.
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The lavish wedding of Htet Win Swe and Than Nu San in Mandalay. Photos: Sanook.com
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