{"id":30,"date":"2008-09-03T11:53:49","date_gmt":"2008-09-03T05:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bridgetobhutan.com\/blog\/?p=30"},"modified":"2008-09-03T11:53:49","modified_gmt":"2008-09-03T05:53:49","slug":"hong-kong-cinema-star-couple-wed-in-bhutan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgetobhutan.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/03\/hong-kong-cinema-star-couple-wed-in-bhutan\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong cinema star couple wed in Bhutan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hong Kong actors Tony Leung and Carina Lau cut their wedding cake in the Kingdom of Bhutan July 21, 2008.[Agencies]<\/p>\n

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Hong Kong actors Tony Leung and Carina Lau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of Hong Kong\u2019s leading entertainment couples, actors Tony Leung and Carina Lau, were married in Bhutan in a Buddhist-inspired ceremony attended by the tiny kingdom\u2019s royalty, local media reported on Monday.<\/p>\n

Leung is one of Hong Kong\u2019s biggest film stars on the international art-house circuit and a longtime collaborator of prize-winning Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai.<\/p>\n

Leung and Lau married in the reclusive Himalayan kingdom, known for its breathtaking, pristine natural scenery, on Monday at the exclusive Uma Paro resort.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong actors Tony Leung and Carina Lau smile during their wedding ceremony in the Kingdom of Bhutan July 21, 2008.[Agencies]<\/p>\n

Newspapers and websites carried photographs of Leung and Lau, who have been together for many years, posing before a congregation of monks in red robes, Leung wearing a tuxedo and Lau in a white gown.<\/p>\n

Bhutan royalty reportedly attended the ceremony along with 100 guests, including Canto-pop diva and actress Faye Wong.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you everyone for making such a long trip to attend our wedding. I believe it is destiny that gathers us together here,\u201d Lau was quoted by the South China Morning Post as saying.<\/p>\n

Leung, 46, is known for his cool, understated acting style in a raft of films by Wong.
\nHong Kong actors Tony Leung and Carina Lau pose with young Bhutanians during their wedding ceremony in the Kingdom of Bhutan July 21, 2008.[Agencies]<\/p>\n

These include his depiction of a gay lover in \u201cHappy Together\u201d and as a cuckolded husband in \u201cIn the Mood for Love,\u201d a role that landed him the Palme d\u2019Or for best actor at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.<\/p>\n

Leung and Lau, 43, appeared together in the Wong films \u201cDays of Being Wild\u201d and \u201cAshes of Time\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hong Kong actors Tony Leung and Carina Lau<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hong Kong actors Tony Leung and Carina Lau pose with young Bhutanians during their wedding ceremony in the Kingdom of Bhutan July 21, 2008.[Agencies]<\/p>\n

Lau said she had chosen Bhutan for her nuptials after a spiritually uplifting visit to the snow-capped Himalayan kingdom.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt the peace the moment I arrived in Bhutan \u2026 I could understand that people here are happy not because of their material life, but because of their satisfaction on a spiritual level,\u201d Lau was quoted in the paper as saying.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/em> China Daily<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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