Former Host Recalls Bizarre Wedding Banquet Where Guests Left Before the Bride Changed Again

A lavish wedding banquet in Taiwan ended with the groom’s parents sending guests home before the bride had even changed into her third outfit, former television host Yung Yung recalled.

Yung Yung shared the story at a press conference for the immersive stage play “A Village Wedding: Stories of Time,” where audiences will eat a traditional banquet while watching the performance. He said the reception began at 6 p.m., but guests had finished eating by 7:30. By 8 p.m., many older guests were dozing off. When it was time to see guests out, the groom’s parents were waiting at the entrance because the bride was still changing.

He also remembered a television colleague’s wedding where the groom disappeared before the banquet had reached its halfway point. The groom had become heavily intoxicated while greeting guests and was carried to a lounge, leaving the bride to handle the reception alone.

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Other cast members offered memories of weddings and songs connected to family life. Luo Mei-ling recalled her parents performing at tribal wedding banquets, while Lu Hsueh-yi said his father’s love of a Feng Fei-fei song taught him its vocal ornamentation. Na Qi associated braised pork with preserved vegetables with her grandmother and her Hakka family home in Miaoli.

The play’s theme, “Stories of Time,” draws on memories including television shows, songs and community gatherings. It will run from Nov. 27 to Dec. 20 at Air Force San Chong Village.

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