WEATHER PUTS HUGE DAMPENER ON NEWLYWEDS’ WEDDING FEAST IN KEPALA BATAS

JITRA, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- Newlywed couple, who were so looking forward to holding their wedding feast (kenduri) today, were forced to donate the food to the public when the homestay they had rented for the reception in Titi Besi, Kepala Batas here, was flooded.

The couple, Mohamed Khairie Mohamed Kamal, 28, and Nur Izzatul Asma Mustafa, 22, were also compelled to not only downsize their guest list but change the venue for the reception to the bride’s grandfather’s house in Kampung Hutan Kandis, Alor Setar.

According to Nur Izzatul Asma, they ordered catering for 1,200 wedding guests, however, all the food had to be packed and distributed to friends and family as well as to tahfiz centres and the public.

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"It is indeed sad because we had to hold the wedding yesterday followed by the reception today in a flood situation, but I accept this fate,” she said when met while distributing food and souvenirs to the public in Kepala Batas town here today.

"I am grateful to guests, especially friends and family, who attended the wedding ceremony yesterday, even though they had to take boats owned by the residents, in addition to using four-wheel drives."

Nur Izzatul Asma, a clerk, said the wedding ceremony was planned since May and ordered wedding attire among others, which involved an expenditure of RM20,000.

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She said that although she was despondent about what had happened, she and her husband accepted it and considered their wedding day a historic day in their lives.

"We celebrated our wedding by taking photographs in our wedding outfits and even took a boat as well as four-wheel drive against the backdrop of the flooded area," she also said.

Meanwhile, Mohamed Khairie, a salesman, said he was a little disappointed that only three of his family members from Simpang Kuala, Alor Setar could attend the wedding reception yesterday as many roads were cut off to traffic due to the floods.

“Usually, I watch such cases on television and social media but never imagined that my wife and I would encounter such a situation. However, we have accepted this as we are unable to do anything else,” added Mohamed Khairie.

-- BERNAMA