Malayalee Wedding Ceremony at Thean Hou Temple: Manika + Divya

16 April 2013/in Wedding Day Photography, Indian Wedding Photography/by Andy Lim

The Malayalee Hindu wedding of Manika and Capt Dr Divya was held at the Thean Hou Temple. Despite the countless Hindu weddings I have photographed, this is my first time as a wedding photographer at a Hindu wedding held at a Chinese temple! Capt Dr Divya is a military doctor who preferred an unconventional wedding, as the pictures below show.

View the same-day slideshow for more pictures of the wedding ceremony:

Malayalee Wedding Ceremony at Thean Hou Temple

Wedding Reception at Seri Pacific Hotel

Before the wedding ceremony, there was the Ponnurukku ceremony (gold melting ceremony) and the Sangeet (dinner party).

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Sean & Grace

Siok Chin

Daniel & Melissa

Jillian and Gary

Ben & Sonia

Norman & Reen

Dushyant & Shivaani

Tirath & Deidre

Shannon & Premela

Tayallen & Denise

Shane + Julie

Geophin & Rose

Sachin & Niesha

Kim Fatt & Pui Lai

Trevor & Judith

Tinagaran & Dhanya

Sinthi & Ashvind

Navin + Alicia

Seelan & Asha

Wei Siang & Jean

Malayalee Wedding Ceremony at Thean Hou Temple

Wedding Reception at Seri Pacific Hotel

Ponnurukku

Sangeet

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