Having the 5.5.55 wedding. The year maybe 2012 in the Gregorian calendar, but in the Buddhist calendar, it’s the year 2555. If you are into numbers, it’s a good day to have a wedding. Thirty-two old managing director of CEO Agrifoods ‘Tim’ Pita Limjaroenrat has decided on this day to wed his actress bride, twenty-five year old ‘Tai’ Chutima Teepanat–she is mostly a film actress from such films as Hormones, Season Changes, and Dear Galileo.They have been dating for a few years and their relationship is well documented in the media. On youtube, there is a stalker type video clip of them eating out and being affectionate with one another. He is an up and comer who helped propell his father’s agricultural company from ruins–I don’t want to trivialize his feat and compare it with a leading man character in a lakorn. It was a fairy tale, underdog rise to success, today he is the managing director to a multi-million dollar (or billion in baht) company.
A few years ago, his father started up an agricultural company while he was studying at Harvard and MIT, two months later his father passed away leaving the company’s future and debt in his hands. At the time, Tim was 24. Tim immediately flew back to Thailand, took control of his family’s finances and company, focused on oil bran and the rest is history. You can read about it here. As for Tai, she is beautiful talented actress.
The couple married at the Sukhothai hotel in Bangkok and will have the second part of their wedding in December.
She wore 3 dresses for her wedding part 2, one for the press conference, one for the reception, and other for the after party.
Their press conference interview:
Aff:’I am excited, more excited than the event at Khao Yai, many people came.’
Songkran:’ I came for the standby since this morning, I became excited just a half an hour ago.’
Reporters:’Why?’
Songkran:’Because of the event and because my bride is very beautiful.’
Everyone awes.
Aff:’Normally he doesn’t compliment na.’–haha
Reporters: ‘You have been living together for a period now, how is it going?’
Aff:’We have been living together for one week now, we haven’t been able to spend time together because we had to prepare for the wedding, this morning, we were still passing out the invitations, we were still preparing for the wedding. We have not gotten the chance to rest. We have been living together, but I haven’t been able to perform my duties, [I don't know how to translate this part without making a mistake, so I have decided to not do it]. After this, I will put my best effort into it.’
Aff feels more closed to her Songkran after the wedding, more warmth.
Songkran: ‘It’s good, you get to live with someone and now I have a person who can make me breakfast every morning.’
She smacks him lightly and says, ‘he is being sarcastic.’
Reporters:’Have you tasted her cooking?’
Songkran jokingly:’I have. In the morning, Aff tries to make me something to eat. She is very good at it!!! (everyone laughs). She can make ready-made Chinese vermicelli not be delicious.’
Aff laughing:’The first breakfast I made for him was cereal with milk and he complained it was too sweet. The next morning, Kran he made fried eggs to tell me this is breakfast. Kran made it for me because he is good at cooking. Just wait a bit, I will improve.’
The couple plans to honeymoon in Europe, a gift from Aff’s father.
As for their plans for the future, Songkran has been preparing for it–since before the wedding. He knows he has to work hard to care for Aff and his future kids. Up to 3 if you are curious. Songkran wants a boy for their first born–just to have a boy watch over his younger siblings. Aff doesn’t mind how many, it’s up to Songkran, two is good enough for her as long as they are good kids and listen well.
Aff will continue to work in the entertainment industry and will work with Songkran with managing his Bonanza resort. Aff wants to do both, being an actress and living her life and helping Songkran at Khao Yai.
Their vows to each other:
Songkran:’Every other couple has vows for each other, we are strange and don’t have vows for one another. But whatever Aff wants, anything that I can do, I will do it. You don’t have to worry about that.’
Aff:’I just want him to be narak (sweet) to me and my family forever, that is all I want.’
A reporter asked after marriage, most husbands are afraid of their wives, will you (Songkran) be like that?
Songkran’s response:’A little, when she is angry she can complain for 3-4 hours without stopping. If they make one big outcry, it’s easier. She is able to grumble for a long time, like a rapper.’
