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A cross-cultural wedding in Perth, with our dog as ring bearer

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The writer and her partner had an Australian-style wedding with Irish and Singaporean Chinese accents, at a beach setting about 30 minutes north of Perth. Theirs was not just a union of two people but also a blending of cultures and new ways of seeing the world, she says.

The writer and her partner had an Australian-style wedding with Irish and Singaporean Chinese accents, at a beach setting about 30 minutes north of Perth. Theirs was not just a union of two people but also a blending of cultures and new ways of seeing the world, she says.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF CHUA MUI HOONG

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