Chinese Wedding Reception on the 7th day of Fasting

My wife and I were invited to one of my staff wedding reception on 7th September at one of the hotels in Kuala Lumpur. I have always made it a point to attend weddings especially if the weddings are connected to my personal or official life. This is similar to the trip that the whole family made to Kedah to attend another one of my staff's wedding in late August.

I had been to a Chinese wedding once before a couple of years ago. Similar to the last one I attended, my wife and I were very cautious in our dressing. Both of us had selected red coloured attire as red is synonymous to luck in Chinese. On top of that I had prepared an Ang Pau (money packet) as my gift for the occasion.

We arrived very early at the hotel. After signing on the guest book and exchanging pleasantries with the family of the host, we were escorted to our table. However, we noticed that the Chinese guests were not observing the dress code of no black attire (synonymous to death in Chinese). However other Chinese guests who were seated at our table were very appreciative to the fact that my wife and I had made the effort to respect their custom.
All the Muslim guests were provided with dates and water to break their fasting, which was 45 minutes earlier than the scheduled dinnertime. The family of the host was very concern for us but we assured them that we are all right. During dinner we had an eight course Chinese cuisine from starters to main meals until dessert. The dinner ends at 11 pm when all the guests congratulated the bride and groom on their way out of the hotel.