They were married in the Christian fashion, since most indigenous peoples have been converted to Christianity.
王長華台大的同學、中研院民族所的同事（那時她已在中研院上班）、雙方的家長及親友，全都趕到茂林唯一的教堂。王長華一身白紗，新郎則西裝筆挺，被包圍在掌聲、花圈、樂聲和人聲中，燭光搖曳、彩帶纏繞，在相互允諾的「我願意」聲中，神接受他們結為夫妻。