CHON BURI, Feb 14 (TNA) – A lot of couples wed on
elephants in Pattaya and on balloons in Chiang Rai on the Valentine’s Day.
The management of the Nongnooch Garden in Pattaya of the
eastern Chon Buri province organised a wedding ceremony for couples riding
elephants to celebrate the Valentine’s Day.
Anucha Inthasorn, chief of Sattahip district of Chon Buri
province, and Nongnooch Garden general manager Patanant Kantisukapan presided
over the ceremony in the Nongnooch Dinosaur Valley.
Fourteen elephants joined a parade of bridegrooms together
with a brass band. There was also a Beauty and the Beast performance in the
event witnessed by Thai and foreign tourists.
Napolkit Sodon, PR manager of the Nongnooch Garden, said the
management of the garden had organized such events for ten years. Last year 89
couples had their marriage registered in the park. He expected more than 90
couples to do so on this Valentine’s Day.
The first 25 couples doing the activity on elephants were
invited to a meal at Phlab Phlueng restaurant and the first 100 couples in the
event received auspicious plants.
In the northern Chiang Rai province, such an activity was
held at the Singha Park in Muang district. Twenty selected couples, Thai and
foreigners, had their marriage registered on hot air balloons. They included
stars and Lahu hill tribe people who wore their traditional clothing.
Somkit Kesanakin, Chiang Rai’s Muang district chief,
registered their marriage which was witnessed by about 1,000 tourists. The
selected couples also enjoyed views of Chiang Rai province on the balloons at
the temperature of 15 degrees Celsius.(TNA)
