The first family yesterday unveiled a series of wedding portraits of Chen Chih-chung (陳致中), the only son of President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), and his bride-to-be, Huang Jui-ching (黃睿靚).
Chen Chih-chung will marry Huang on July 18. The wedding will be held at Taipei's Sheraton Hotel, while the engagement ceremony will be held this Saturday in Taichung City, close to Huang's hometown in Changhua County.
The photo set featured Chen Chih-chung and Huang as a couple as well as group portraits with the president and first lady Wu Shu-jen (吳淑珍).
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE
Insisting that the president wanted the event to remain low-profile, Presidential Office spokesman Chen Wen-tsung (陳文宗) said the purpose of releasing the photos "is to let everyone know what is going on with the wedding and to share the [family's] joy with the public."
Further details of the wedding will be announced next Tuesday.
In his weekly e-newsletter to be published today, the president describes his feelings in view of his youngest child's approaching nuptials.
Chen Shui-bian writes that his son has grown from "a shy, quiet young adult" five years ago to "mature and independent," and that his daughter Chen Hsing-yu (陳幸妤) has grown from "a temperamental, fresh college graduate" five years ago to "a gentle mother of two."
The president said that he and Wu were grateful for the changes in their daughter and son, who had become "mature and more responsible."
Acknowledging the glut of attention and the labels with which outsiders have branded them because of their place in the first family, the president encouraged his children to "be yourself and be responsible" and "to try to maintain a normal attitude as that of any ordinary citizen."
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