Just "mock" Married!

We did it!  Okay, not really; don't worry Mr. & Mrs. Lopez or my parents, we didn't really get married, but we did have a successful wedding ceremony and reception to give the students and teachers in Hue a feel for what an American wedding is like.  Everyone I've talked to since the event said they really enjoyed coming and saw how different Americans do weddings than Vietnamese do.  I'm posting pictures from our photo shoot at Tu Duc's tomb that the owner of the Mandarin Cafe and a friend of his shot for us.  Thank you Mr.Cu!  I'm also posting some of the pictures the mother-of-the-bride and the students shot during the day of the wedding!  Enjoy.  Jon and I certainly had fun and surprises as well (like having to blow out the unity candle before we lit it because it accidentally got lit by a bride's maid... and having a banner at the reception that read, "Eternal Love").

You did a great job students!  I hope you had fun and learned a lot in the process as well.  That's how learning should be!  Thanks for putting so much time and effort into everything you did to make all the events so successful.  See you in class!

Click on the wedding photo album to the right to see our wedding pictures.

Comments

[Hien]

Oh my god, she's so beautiful. and he's so handsome :"> The pix are awesome. I love all of them, especially the collection at Tu Duc's tomb. Look like they were done professionally by a studio. Congratulations to the couple! (of course, mock congratulations, :D). So you also got a small taste of a Vietnamese wedding, huh? (I meant the photo collection)

One thing, you "cheated" on the wedding dress, didn't you? :-) That's why I picked the wrong one:(( But you were right, the one you wore was the best. Beautiful bride!

[Hanh]

Wow, not try to be exaggerate at all, the wedding was so fabulous. Julie had told me before about this but I was standing in awe to see everything looking so real. Beautiful bride, nice and handsome groom, holy atmosphere,etc... Thanks for giving me the chance to attend the wedding, especially, to be the maid of honor. Yeah, to let you know, my toast was truthful and I did feel I was giving my toast in Julie's real wedding.

Julie's students, I am green with envy with you. Your teacher is so smart, enthusiastic and devoted. Bet you students cant forget how Americans celebrate weddings.