James Chen - James Li-Chung Chen, MITNerd, Chenman

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Yikes! 7 months flew by so quickly and what have we done... NOTHING! Well... We tried to salvage the planning process by bringing on a wedding planner and even she is now saying... "How can I help you guys move along..." We must be the slowest client that she has ever had.

The third poll is open! Don't forget to vote below!

This past weekend, we went to another friend's wedding, which was beautiful! and reminded us that we really need to get our behinds moving. Seeing how beautiful and elegant their wedding was, it spurred a debate over how entertaining the reception should be. We have gone to very formal ones to super crazy ones, we're most likely going to have something in between. So the debate is on between Mr. Formal & Serious and Ms. Spunky & Witty...

We need your help and on to the third poll!

Poll

There are so many choices that need to be made in the wedding so there are bound to be a lot of conflicts for making decisions, Sylvia and I are no exception. Instead of compromising, we've decided to solicit your help! Ultimately, the choices are made to make sure the guests are comfortable and enjoy the wedding! This is part 3 of probably 3 polling our friends to help us make the decision! There will be no text messaging option! Heh heh.

Please select a choice!

Question
Should there be Chinese wedding games during the banquet reception? For instance: Game 1: Groom stands on a chair. Brides moves 1 chilled "raw" egg from one pant leg to the other. Game 2: Spin-off of game 1, phone is replacement for egg. When phone reaches midway, an elder calls the phone to give them blessing and Bride must listen hard to what the elder is saying. Game 3: Pen is affixed to the Groom's waist area and Bride has a white cardboard hung down from her neck. He has the option of writing "love" in chinese or "I love you." Game 4: Bride stands on one end of stage, Groom on other withe a string tied around his waist with an orange hanging down an inch from the ground. Another orange is placed on the ground and he has to "putt" (no hands!) the other orange between the bride's legs to "score". Game 5: Groom hides at one of the guest tables. Bride must find him in a fixed amount of time. Audience does certain hand movements (e.g. napkin waving) to cover-up. Note: There is no guarantee that above games will be performed. Guests who bring chilled "raw" eggs to the banquet may or may not improve the chances that the Bride and Groom will do Game 1. Guests who request the orange game to be done with durian fruit are suspect to appropriate consequences.
Please Vote	Comments
Definitely, the more games the better! Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games! Yes, but spare the relatives with just the tame games! No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy! Name: (optional)	Please feel free to leave a comment here!

He Said	She Said
No games! Who wants to embarrass themselves on the big DAY! Not sure where Sylvia's getting these crazy ideas... Do you want to do these games for your wedding?	I don't want our guests to get bored, so I will do it for entertainment purposes only!

Results	Vote Count	Percentage
Voted for Definitely, the more games the better!	26	36%
Voted for Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games!	20	28%
Voted for Yes, but spare the relatives with just the tame games!	2	3%
Voted for No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	24	33%
Percentage might not add up to 100% due to rounding.

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy! from James	2005-11-18 01:26:24
I think sylvia's crazy!

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better! from Sylvia	2005-11-18 01:40:40
I think maybe james is really MITDull!!!

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games	2005-11-18 01:43:47

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games	2005-11-18 01:59:32

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-18 03:17:01

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-18 03:30:19

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games from Henry & Sylvie	2005-11-18 06:44:51
It's a rite of passage, and you have the burden of cultural history and tradition to uphold. After such embarassment, nothing will faze you anymore afterwards.

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better! from chris	2005-11-18 06:52:42
game 1 - after moving egg, sylvia should have to cook it, blindfolded, and feed it to james, with bacon & toast

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-18 07:25:05

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-18 07:35:53

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-18 07:52:41
Maybe one for the sake of tradition but i would not go any more than that.

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy! from Kris	2005-11-18 08:22:43
I think as long as you have a great deejay or band your guests will not get bored. If you see people yawning, then bring out the produce! ;)

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-18 08:28:35

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-18 08:28:46

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games	2005-11-18 08:48:23
unless it's rowdy, i don't want to see the games... don't fight tradition, embrace it.

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better! from Carol	2005-11-18 09:03:41
Unique and funny traditions are the best parts of weddings.

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-18 09:04:58

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-18 09:17:09

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better! from Sam	2005-11-18 09:23:14
especiallif they are traditional and fun

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-18 09:33:51

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-18 09:43:01

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-18 09:44:08

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy! from Jennifer	2005-11-18 09:59:08
Sorry, sis.

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games	2005-11-18 10:01:36

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-18 10:05:17

Voted: Yes, but spare the relatives with just the tame games!	2005-11-18 10:06:21

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-18 10:06:49

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-18 10:08:36
I have heard of the games, but I have never actually seen them. Come on, show some cultural pride!

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games from Leila	2005-11-18 10:11:42
I like the orange game or hide-and-go-seek. Either one would just take a few minutes, and make your wedding stand out.

Voted: Yes, but spare the relatives with just the tame games!	2005-11-18 10:13:53

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-18 10:14:57
Sounds like fun. Maybe you can just pick a couple of the tamer games so that James isn't dreading his wedding day! And hey, the whole garter belt thing can be just as embarrassing and is very common!

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-18 10:24:39
You are a wild man!

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games from Justin	2005-11-18 10:47:42
Vote Game 2: Except you should receive a blessing call from Keith of which Sylvia is forced to listen to. (Ha...Keith in your pants on your wedding night!)

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy! from Carol	2005-11-18 11:29:53
This is me remember? But if you must, please leave out the embarrassing ones.

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games	2005-11-18 12:08:54

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-18 12:26:22

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better! from Julia Chiu	2005-11-18 12:56:31
You kids!!!!! Definitely the more entertaining it is, the better, right!!

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games from Chris G	2005-11-18 13:19:42
Why limit them to the banquet reception? You have a lot of time at the ceremony too :)

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-18 14:06:15

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-18 15:33:48

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-18 16:28:39

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-18 17:43:09

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-18 18:16:20
hey, it's open bar, isn't it?

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games	2005-11-18 19:52:44

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games	2005-11-18 21:10:05

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better! from Jeremy	2005-11-18 22:03:02
Most Cantonese weddings have this kind of silliness/fun.... It definitely livens up the party. Love the picture of the cracked egg.

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better! from witz	2005-11-19 02:25:57
first off i would like to say you two are being lame. bridget and i had to make all the choices and so should you. secondly.. screw your guests myself incuded its your fucking day du what you wnat.. that being said ive never been to a chinese wedding and if these games are normal go with it sounds like a good time.

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better! from witz	2005-11-19 02:30:30
ok quetion why do you have a picture of you and sylvia... with you only being able to see sylvias forehead... not a good choice in pic there james

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-19 03:36:21

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-19 04:31:52
Maybe just the fifth one... Remeber, this will all be caught on tape!

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-19 10:34:36

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games	2005-11-19 12:02:49

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-19 15:18:44

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-20 05:10:01

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games	2005-11-20 10:37:03

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better! from Mackel	2005-11-20 15:16:43
This sounds great! I would have all the games waiting in the wings and decide based on the fly which ones to do. Or better yet, have your bridesmaid and your best man decide what seems called for. heh heh.

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-20 17:01:58

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-20 17:02:15

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-20 20:25:33

Voted: Definitely, the more games the better!	2005-11-20 21:58:34

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games

2005-11-21 02:26:19

definitely some entertainment for the guest, but it's gotta be fun...I thought the egg or phone games were mandatory excercises at any Chinese wedding, so you two have to do more than that...I say cover Sylvia with cholocate sauce (or whatever you can find at the wedding) and have James lick them off...or the other way around. As for James' question "Do you want to do these games for your wedding?!", my answer is no, but hey, this is YOUR wedding, so let's get the show on, hahaha...

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games from drunkenpete	2005-11-21 02:33:20
oh btw, that last comment was from me

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy! from Alexis	2005-11-21 10:13:24
Everyone is uncomfortable with rowdy games. This is a serious affair. You should definitely have fun, but there's no need to be silly.

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-21 11:10:50

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games from richard	2005-11-21 12:59:16
Yes, it will be embarrassing for both of you. That's the whole point.

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games	2005-11-21 15:30:05

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-11-22 12:44:22

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy! from Joce	2005-11-22 13:55:11
If you have good music and put interesting combinations of people at tables together, it won't be boring...

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games from Kerry	2005-11-27 21:14:10
Actually...the guests get restless if they sit for too long...or just me.

Voted: No, this will be too embarrassing and not classy!	2005-12-01 14:18:15
No this is tacky and awkward

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games from johnny	2005-12-02 12:36:30
who are the people voting no?!? james, are you rigging this vote? anyway, i have a few more great games for you that a stripper named luscious once showed me ...

Voted: Yes, but I only want to see the rowdy games from Tommy	2005-12-26 02:21:22
In my experience, the relatievs don't really care about the games, they just want the young folks to have fun. So I think the crazier games would be entertaining for the younger ppl while still doing something "chinesy"