Khmer weddings and gourmet food

I was invited to my first Khmer wedding last night! I have seen these loud gaudy gatherings before on the streets and always wanted to be a part of it just because it's such a huge spectacle! So, I got into some fancy clothes (only one dress and I needed to wear pants under it for decency sake), which was a nice change from being frumpy all day long, and loaded myself into a crowded car and sped off to Kep (30 minutes away). We drove into these rice fields and ended up in a loud gathering at the main house in the fields.
Already the music was blaring and guests were filtering in. Upon entering the party area, you greet the bride and groom who are wearing really beautiful traditional Khmer dress, and then you pass under a yellow and pink heart. Then, you mill around, go to a random table with your friends and then start eating. The food was really good, many courses, I was quite happy. The music was not making me so happy, we were right next to the speakers and they were turned up pretty high so my ears were ringing by the end of the night. The women are all dressed to the nines, they had on really flashy party dresses, they had so much make up caked on and all of them had their hair done. I looked like quite the dowdy madam with a brown summer dress and flip flops and only blush. The general ambience is not unlike a typical Chinese wedding minus all the loud singing and Khmer traditions. But I definitely don't want either.
Also, this weekend was a gourmet weekend.. I'm treating myself as this is my last weekend, at yummy baby back ribs which are as good as home, really good brie and black forest ham on baguette and garlic/pepper crab fresh from the sea. My tastebuds were in heaven these few days! Spent my last day at Rabbit Island today.. likely won't see that island for a long long time. However, I don't have much luck there, first time I broke my sandals, second time I got a spine of a sea urchin stuck in my foot and today I got stung by a jellyfish which was sooo painful. However, I still love Rabbit Island.