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Despite temperatures of 32 degrees,
the couple were dressed in traditional British
wedding dress and suit. They met in the lobby
of the hotel, where Lisa received her bouquet
and was presented to Mark by her father, Chris.
Outside the hotel they were greeted by the wedding
elephant. They were then led by seven Kandian
dancers and drummers to the place on the beach
they had chosen for the wedding ceremony.
In
addition to the exchange of vows and signing the
register (in Sinhalese!) the ceremony included
local customs such as tying one little finger
of each of the couple and lighting symbolic oil
burners. |
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High tea was provided on the beach for the couple and guests, after which the
new Mr and Mrs Titherly rode from the beach on
a ceremonial elephant.
The
bride's parents provided evening dinner on the
beach for all guests, after which the couple spent
the night in the Governor's VIP suite at the hotel.
The
couple were in Sri Lanka for a total of two weeks.
Following the wedding they went to the Maldives
for a honeymoon, returning to host an evening
reception for invited family and friends in Eastbourne
on December 8th, 2001. |
