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Worried that their early-morning wedding celebrations on Saturday (June 7) might annoy their neighbours, a couple left a note in the lift asking for a little understanding.Their «sorry in advance» got plenty of kind messages back from residents a'Modern kampung spirit': Neighbours leave heartfelt notes on newly-weds' apology notice for wedding 'gatecrash' noise
Worried that their early-morning wedding celebrations on Saturday (June 7) might annoy their neighbours, a couple left a note in the lift asking for a little understanding.Their «sorry in advance» got plenty of kind messages back from residents at Block 77 Marine Drive — a true show of modern-day kampung spirit.Bernard Kuah, 32, told AsiaOne that he and his wife, Chermaine Wong, had sought permission from the town council to post the note in both lifts.The couple were concerned that the wedding «gatecrash», a traditional Chinese ritual where the groom and his entourage pick up the bride after overcoming a series of funny — and slightly embarrassing — challenges, would disrupt their neighbours' sleep.It was scheduled from 4am to 7am that day, Kuah, an HR manager, said.The couple put up the notice three days before the wedding — giving neighbours ample time to see it, rather than finding out at the last minute, he said.«Just a day later, we went to run some wedding errands and was taking the lift back home and saw Post-it notes on our posters,» he added. Read more