【英】新郎饶新取消休假奔赴灾区 新娘举行一个人婚礼

http://www.sichuan-earthquake.org 新华网南京5月16日电 (记者 凌军辉) 一架遥控飞机模型从天而降，英俊的新郎从飞机上取下钻戒，为自己戴上……这原本是南京姑娘邱媛媛心目中 的婚礼场景。 　　然而，这一幕没有出现在她的婚礼上。 　　当身为陆军航空兵某部上尉飞行员的新郎饶新临时取消休假，紧急奔赴四川地震灾区救援，新娘邱媛媛毅然决定，婚礼在16日晚如期举行。“他在前方为灾 区出力，我也应该在后方尽一份力。小爱变大爱，这个新郎‘缺席’的婚礼更有意义。” 　　“一个人的婚礼”如期举行 　　记者16日18时赶到南京金陵饭店，新娘邱媛媛身着洁白的婚纱，手捧鲜花，孤单地站在酒店门口迎接前来参加婚礼的亲朋好友。 　　“很多人劝我推迟婚礼，因为婚礼是两个人的事。但我觉得这特殊时刻的婚礼有特殊的意义。”新娘邱媛媛告诉记者，让新郎安心去前线救灾，呼吁更多亲朋 好友支援灾区是她坚持“一个人的婚礼”如期举行的动力。 　　婚礼上，新娘的父母把女儿交到了新郎父母手中。新郎的母亲代替儿子把象征婚姻的戒指戴上新娘手指。婚礼中，新郎饶新从抗灾前线打来电话，安慰、歉意 的话语让新娘泣不成声。“你是世界上最好的女孩，我会用一生好好爱你。” 　　“你在那里好吗？婚礼如期举行，你不要担心我，好好工作，我等着你凯旋归来。”新娘用坚强的话语让新郎放心。 　　红包变善款，小爱成大爱 　　新郎在前线救灾，新娘在后方捐款。婚礼上，新娘代表两家人向灾区捐出2万元礼金。“这几天我一直关注灾区的报道，巨大的灾难让人心里难受。这次把礼 金捐给灾区，虽然不多，但是我们的一点心意。” 　　江苏省红十字会会长吴锡军现场接受了新人的善款。“红十字事业是一个爱的事业，这对新人把礼金捐给灾区，把小爱升华成大爱，是这个时代最可爱的 人。”吴锡军祝愿新郎早日安全归来，祝福新人幸福、美满。 　　“穿上洁白的婚纱，由爱人戴上戒指，这是每一个女孩的梦想。”邱媛媛说，作为军人的妻子，她无怨无悔。“我想此时此刻，灾区的人民比我更需要他。我 唯一的心愿，是祝福丈夫早日平安归来。” 　　新郎缺席的婚礼感动南京 　　新郎缺席的婚礼感动了整个南京。 　　前来参加婚礼的姜璐是新娘的同学。“新郎的责任和新娘的坚强让人敬佩。”姜璐说，虽然是一个人的婚礼，但新娘并不孤单，现场所有的嘉宾都会送出最美 好的祝福。 　　应广大网友要求，西祠网站对整个婚礼进行了视频直播。上千名网友在线观看婚礼，并送出祝福。“祝福这对新人，愿新郎早日平安归来。”“所有人都会为 你们祝福，你是最美丽的新娘。”“心中有大爱，好人有好梦”……两位网友还赶到婚礼现场，给新娘送上了“爱心靠枕”等礼物。 　　小爱成大爱，点燃一片爱。举办婚礼的南京金陵饭店把婚宴收费和当晚全体员工工资共10万元捐给了灾区，筹办婚礼的南京皇家婚庆公司捐出了近8000 元婚庆费，南京婚庆协会现场向地震灾区捐款3.1万余元，主持婚礼的司仪也捐出了当晚1500元收入。 ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝ Bridegroom rushes to the disaster area, bride holds her own at their wedding May 16th, 2008, Xinhua Net, http://www.sina.com.cn A motorized model plane descends from the sky and her handsome husband takes a diamond ring attached to the plane and slips it on her finger...This should have been the ideal wedding of Qiu Yuanyuan, a girl from Nanjing. This, however, did not happen on her wedding ceremony. Rao Xin, the bridegroom, had cancelled his wedding leave. As a pilot, he was set on leaving for the disaster zone right away. Qiu Yuanyuan, the bride, unhesitatingly decided to hold the wedding on the night of May 16 according to schedule. "He is now fighting to save the victims on the frontline, so I should support him in the background. Our love should not prevent him from saving people. This wedding where the groom is absent is more meaningful than ever." "Single Wedding" proceeds as scheduled May 16th, 6 pm, at Jinling Hotel, Nanjing. Qiu Yuanyuan, the bride, dressed in a snow-white wedding gown and holding her bouquet, greeted their families and friends at the hotel entrance by herself. "People tried to persuade me to postpone the wedding as this should have been the day for two of us." She insisted on holding this "single wedding" to assure Rao Xin and to appeal to families and friends to show support for the earthquake-stricken areas, Qiu Yuanyuan told the journalist. During the ceremony, Qiu Yuanyuan's parents handed their daughter to the parents of Rao Xin. Rao Xin's mother, on behalf of her son, slipped a ring on the bride's finger, symbolizing the marriage. "You are the best girl in the world. I’ll spend a lifetime loving you." Rao Xin called from the frontline during the wedding, and this comforting apology made Qiu Yuanyuan burst into tears. "How's everything going over there? Our wedding will take place as scheduled. Don't worry about me. Just work hard. I’ll be waiting for your return." The bride replied firmly to reassure the groom. Donating red packets, every little bit counts While the groom is working to rescue lives at the frontline, while the bride is doing the best she can. During the ceremony, Qiu Yuanyuan on behalf of the two families donated 20,000 yuan to those who are suffering in the earthquake areas. "I keep focusing on the reports these days. The disaster makes me feel sad. I would like to donate all these monetary present to them. It's not a huge amount, but it is a symbol of my care and support to them." Mr. Wu Xijun, President of Red Cross Jiangsu Province accepted the donation on the wedding. "Red Cross is a cause of love. They are the loveliest couple, donating their monetary presents and turned the love between the two of them into love for others. I wish them all the best." "It is a dream of every girl to be dressed in white wedding gown and have her husband slip the ring on her finger." Said Qiu Yuanyuan. As the wife of a soldier, she has no regrets. "I think at this moment, people in earthquake-stricken areas need him more than me. My only wish is that he will be back." Unique wedding moved entire Nanjing The wedding ceremony without the bridegroom moved the entire Nanjing. "They inspire respect." Jiang Lu, former classmate of Qiu Yuanyuan who attended the wedding. She said that the bride was not alone though it was a "single wedding". All the guests present gave their best wishes. Note: It is customary for wedding guests to make monetary gifts to the happy couple at wedding ceremonies or receptions. These monetary gifts are placed in a small red envelop, known as red packet --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The above story is translated by some volunteers at http://www.sichuan-earthquake.org Life and Death, Love and Pain: Snapshots of Sichuan Earthquake Get a closer, and more personal look at the extraordinary stories that transpired during the aftermath of the Sichuan Earthquake. These stories were originally written in Chinese, and translated by volunteers. 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