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.
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. |
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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