A wedding ceremony in northeastern Thailand has drawn widespread attention online after a wife personally organised and led the traditional procession for her husband to marry another woman.
The unusual ceremony took place on 15 May in Ban Nong Phai village in Chaiyaphum, where villagers and social media users were captivated by the openly arranged second marriage.
The event featured a large traditional procession with more than 10 parade vehicles and a caravan of big bikes joining the celebrations, attended by relatives, friends and local residents.
The first wife, identified as Yupin Tadthai and affectionately nicknamed “Mia Phi” — literally meaning “senior wife” or “elder wife” in Thai — acted as the wedding elder and personally led the khan mak procession carrying 300,000 baht in cash and five baht-weight of gold as dowry.
The procession sought the hand of Oruma Janpheng, nicknamed “Mia Nong” or “junior wife”, who became the second wife of Yupin’s husband, Witsanu Prangchaiyaphum.
The wedding ceremony was held at the auspicious time of 09:09 and followed traditional Thai customs.
According to the family, Witsanu and Yupin have been married for more than 20 years and have one child together. The arrangement was reportedly made through mutual understanding within the family.
The story quickly went viral online, with reactions ranging from surprise to admiration over the family’s openness and the drama-free atmosphere surrounding the ceremony.
