Back in October I had the opportunity to second shoot again for my friend Cindy of Absolute Photography. I’m just now getting around to editing some of these images thanks to a very busy and blessed season with my own clients! Will and Wendy incorporated a Chinese tea ceremony into their wedding day to honor Wendy’s heritage. It was really neat for me to see their cultural traditions and learn more about them in the process. Wendy’s mom and aunt told me how brides used to wear 7 different dresses on their wedding day- and how the bargaining for the wife was a very serious tradition which has become more and more fun through the generations. And Wendy’s brother and bridesmaid made SURE that the bargaining process was fun! Will arrived with his groomsmen at the home and stood on the cold wet front porch, answering question after question about Wendy and her family. He knew a lot of the answers and I was impressed- but they were not. They joked that Will didn’t know enough and he didn’t value her enough. Will could see he was losing so he attempted to bribe them with chocolate, but when even that didn’t work- they all broke out in song…it was so off-tune but it did the trick. Will paid his money for his bride and was accepted into the home to see his bride for the first time and take part in the tea ceremony.

I’ll be posting more images from Will and Wendy’s wedding this coming week- thanks for looking!