MELAKA: A couple celebrating their big day brought forward their solemnisation ceremony from 10.30am to 9am to make time to cast their ballots in the state election.
Muhammad Aidil Aimin Othman, 27, and his bride, Nurfarah Ain Mustamam, also 27, made the adjustment so they could head to their respective polling centres before their wedding reception at 12.30pm.
Muhammad Aidil Aimin, who hails from Kampung Paya Ikan here, admitted that juggling wedding preparations and voting made for a rather hectic morning, but said he was excited to fulfil his civic duty while dressed in his wedding attire.
“It was a bit of a rush, and I felt a little awkward being all dressed up,” he joked when met by reporters after casting his ballot at SK Jalan Datuk Palembang here.
Meanwhile, Nurfarah Ain, who is from Kampung Ku Sayang, Bukit Baru, said they had never expected their wedding date, planned a year ago, to coincide with polling day.
She said changing the date was not an option as all the arrangements, including the wedding dais, had been booked well in advance, Bernama reported.
“We thought the election would be held in early October, but when Nov 14 was announced as polling day, there was nothing much we could do because we had already made all the bookings. Hence, we decided to stick to our original wedding date.
“I’m happy that we got to vote in our wedding attire. Everyone else is dressed normally, while we’re all dressed up like this,” said Nurfarah Ain, who later headed to SK Bukit Baru to cast her ballot.
