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14February

The romantic symbolic wedding of a Chinese couple in Venice

First the gondola, then a tour on the Grand Canal, finally the romantic symbolic wedding. It’s the sweet story of a Chinese couple in Venice.

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Jill and Jing, a Chinese couple landed in Venice to live the dream of a romantic symbolic wedding. The dream has come true.

They met each other. They fell in love. In the multicultural universe of London Jill found Jing’s personality in her path. Heart responded to heart. Both got to London leaving from China, here they met their twin soul. Now it is time to go ahead. Now it is time to carry on together. Jill and Jing are now a couple and they chose Venice for their romantic symbolic wedding. 

Venice, November 2015. A busy morning. A day after which nothing will be the same again. The alarm rang at 7 in the morning for the traditional preparation. Jill and Jing are on their way for their romantic symbolic wedding. Venice is waiting for them. Like every ceremony worthy of its name, a wedding has its traditions and so here comes the hairdresser in the future bride’s bedroom. Jill looks at herself in the mirror. A little bit of anxiety. Her hands are holding the air tight. The makeup, the dress. At 9,45 the love pilot with the aspect of a gondolier is waiting for them outside, with his boat nearly suspended on the water, to take them to Saint Mark’s Square. The tension is already a distant memory. The bride and the groom are smiling. The gondola moves forward on the channels of the ancient Maritime Republic. If long ago Marco Polo left from this city to go to China, now it’s their turn to return a stay. The sky is as clearly blue as it has never been before. The sun is shining and it is fair like this. They wander from a channel to another until they take the main way, the one that takes to the Bridge of Sighs. Then their boat leaves a trail in front of Saint Mark’s Square and finally they get off.   

Just the time for a first 20-minute photographic shooting and then the Chinese couple of bride and groom are putting out to sea again. This time they are on a private taxi headed first to Saint Giorgio’s Island, then an exciting tour on the Grand Canal, to get finally off at the location they chose to declare their eternal love. Long moments. Endless. Experienced in every second of their being. There’s no time to think. Just the determination to love. They get off and then aboard again. Every Venetian stop becomes the perfect site for a stroke, a kiss. A freeze-frame of a moment to capture.

At 11,30 on Sunday the 8th November 2015, in the Portego room, the couple arrived from the faraway China is ready to live the ceremony of a romantic symbolic wedding. No uncomfortable chairs for the two main characters, but two thrones decorated with fresh flowers. The groom and his bride are both wearing a white flower decoration. For him, an elegant ornament in his small pocket. For her, a delicate half crown on her head.

To accompany the couple, there are eighteen well chosen guests. They all have come from the Far East. At midday there is a triumph of bells, smiles and kisses. Love reigns supreme and the first toast sees the famous Prosecco as the main character together with some drinks, to enjoy later the tasty food in the Music Hall: everything goes on very smoothly, without the excessive slowness typical of some other ceremonies. And before the dinner, some romantic dance steps are inevitable.

If the musical tastes can tell a long story about the personality of a person, the menu of a wedding reception can similarly put the spotlights on the soul of the newlyweds. Jill and Jing’s menu is as varied as possible: what’s more, it is served on an original round table where all the guests can interact with one another. They start with a fine but rich appetiser: organic beef small tartare with truffle, served with fried vegetables. Coming to Venice to celebrate such an important day without letting your palate enjoy some fish would be a real pity; therefore, among the starters, here are two very traditional Venetian dishes: polenta with schie (very small shrimps typical of the Venetian coast) and baccalà alla vicentina (dried cod dish typical of Vicenza). Last delicacy among the starters: pink veal fillet on crunchy leaves and blackberry dressing. As a first and a second course, a sumptuous alternation between meat and fish: local squids and little shrimps risotto and beef fillet with chestnuts. And for the grand finale: the traditional wedding cake.

Could you imagine a movie without a soundtrack? Undoubtedly no. It is the same for a wedding ceremony and reception. Jill and Jing tapped into the musical repertoire of some of the greatest masters, giving the task of the interpretation to a tercet of violin, harp and cello, who played Canon (by Johann Pachelbel), concert in A major (by Antonio Vivaldi), Serenade (by Franz Joseph Haydn), Minuetto (by Luigi Boccherini), The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (by George Frideric Handel), the world-famous Spring by Vivaldi and La Valse d’Amélie.  There is still something to tell. There is still something to look into. When the last toast has been made and the last look has been given, it is the time for the bride to carry on a world renowned tradition. When the newlywed couple is finally together, it is the moment of the liberating gesture of throwing the bouquet (made up of white roses), that will hopefully arrive in the hands of someone who is looking for love or is anxiously waiting for a romantic proposal. From the stunning Giants’ Staircase, Jill accomplishes her duty and her bunch of flowers twirls above the bridesmaids in their elegant light blue dresses.       

The curtain goes down on this unforgettable day. From now on, Venice has a new romantic story to pass on, Jill and Jing’s romantic symbolic wedding. 

Ph: Nero su Bianco

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