We found the marriage certificate of our parents. They were married for more than 59 years. The cover is red with the wordings Marriage Certificate printed in gold. Red of course is an auspicious color. It is made of hard board with blanks for the various names and dates. From right to left - the village (county) that our parents came from, their ages based on date/time of their birthdays - were 'introduced by' at the location (resident) 'witnessed by' to be married - our parents' signatures with the other signatories as witness, introducer and our paternal and maternal grandfathers as presiding over the ceremony.
An interesting snippet - our maternal grandfather's name is quite rare (as in not commonly used or found in dictionary). I was told that if we were to visit the Registry of Marriage today, we might be able to have an official copy - since our parents were married during the British colonial period. This copy must be even more official though ;-p
A piece of history for posterity ;-)
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