This morning the wedding attire group came on three motorbikes to pick up the bride and the mother of the groom to whisk them off to find a bridal dress. The group had done good research and we only ended up visiting one shop- "Ni Ni" next to the one and only supermarket in town.
There were plenty of dresses to choose from but all had the same problem-- they have been adjusted for the skinny ribcages of petite Vietnamese women. My American ribcage left more than an inch of missing material in the back... in other words, they didn't zip up. But thanks to the ingenuity of the Vietnamese, that was no problem, they said they could let out the dress enough to make it fit me. We'll see!
Here are some of the dresses I tried on...
which do you think I'll end up with? Wait until the wedding to find out!
We've chosen the most beautiful dress and are headed home...
Hi Julie, you are very beautiful in those weddind dresses. I think that your weding party will be a lot of fun.
Posted by: Van Di | March 22, 2006 at 10:17 PM
Wow! you looked gorgeous! I vote for the third one :-) Let's see if we'll end up with the same thought this time.
Your students are amazing. Well done, groups!
Posted by: Hien | March 23, 2006 at 09:46 AM
You're in Vietnam. Have your wedding dress custom made!
Posted by: Thuy | March 26, 2006 at 11:50 PM
"Troi oi"!!!!! It shouldn't have been a mock wedding cuz it was so great! The pics are so awesome! And what you put in the blog really makes me miss the days in Hue and in the classes with you. You are one of greatest teacher that i have ever known. That's why your smiles and your lectures are still here in my brain! hehehe... You and him are such a nice couple. Oh I bet he was like insane when he saw you in that wedding dress, hehe.
Posted by: Tu | April 23, 2006 at 10:22 PM