Saturday, 17 October 2020

The Wedding Of Chew Gaik Swee – Chew Boon Juan’s Youngest Child


Back row. Chew Boon Juan, China Consulate official, Ong Choo Tin, Lo Chung Liang, Chew Gaik Swee, Chew Gaik Heng, Khaw Cheng Bor, China official. Front row children: Mimi Ang, Yeoh Saw Kin and Ong Heng Leong

Chew Gaik Swee was Chew Boon Juans’s last child.  She was 19 when she married a China national Lo Chung Liang. 

The date of their marriage was 7 December 1946. The wedding was held in Penang at the Burma Road Gospel Hall and the reception was at Chew Boon Juan's home at 4 North Bridge road.   


At the Burma Road Gospel Hall


Newly married Lo Chung Liang and Chew Gaik Swee

It was a grand wedding with a lot of Swee’s nieces and nephews acting as bridesmaid, flower girls and page boy. It certainly made for a beautiful wedding. 

The reception was held at Chew Boon Juan's home at 4 North Bridge road.
Note the auspicious 7 tier wedding cake.

the garden party reception ...

 ........ with Chew Boon Juan seated next to the Gaik Swee and her husband.



Ong Choo Tin d/o 2nd aunt Gaik Hoon, Khaw Cheng Bor s/o 1st aunt Gaik Tuan, Chew Gaik Heng d/o Chew Boon Hong, Mimi Ang d/o 8th aunt Gaik See, Ong Heng Leong s/o 5th aunt Gaik Cheng, Yeoh Saw Kin d/o 3rd aunt Gaik Tiew. 


Gaik Heng and Choo Tin. 


Chew Boon Juan's sons-in-law  Ong Chee Suan, Yeoh Ghim Cheow, Lo Chung Liang

Chew Gaik Swee and Lo Chung Liang

Photos were taken at the Burma Road Gospel Hall and Chew Boon Juan’s home. All photos are from the collection of Yeoh Ghim Cheow.

JAG










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