Weddings are equal to photograph a baby or child. You have to wait the right moment and choose the moment of a lifetime. No wedding will provide second chances. And this is true in Vietnamese weddings as well. They are highly ritualistic and capture such a marriage of modern Western Vietnamito was quite an experience for me as a Vietnamese wedding photographer.
I am a professional wedding photographer and then be fast fingers with cameras is second nature. Be familiar with the practices of marriage usually prepares the mind of a photographer, and he or she will know what to do next, what are the major events and that one of them will make a great photo. However, being the first photographer Vietnamese time meant lots of homework and foundations regarding the rituals and traditions.
Familiarize yourself with the different ceremony itself was exciting. The couple to be married has led me to the wedding of a friend, who happened to be a true marriage Vietnamito. The experience was very enriching. There is a formal commitment ceremony in the presence of elders from the side of the bridegroom and the bride. They celebrate the engagement at least half a year before the date of marriage. A priest or a reader sets the date.
Lot of gifts are exchanged and everything is wrapped in red or pink and gold. These colors symbolize good fortune and prosperity. The day of the wedding, the groom wears a traditional áo g?m formal menswear, which is usually red or blue. The bride wears an ao dai, who is the female version of áo g?m. Wearing red or pink.
Parents pray at the altar set up at the family home of the bride. Husband's family is received by the bride's family. Husband's family carries a lot of jewelry and gifts for the bride, presenting to you, at the end of the marriage to mark the acceptance of her family. There are a lot of speeches given by elders from both sides.
Modern touch
The modern twist is that, nowadays, the marriage takes place the biggest wedding halls or temples or churches (in the case of Vietnamese Catholic). The spouses no longer wear traditional clothing, but have changed to formal dresses. Also, in the case of Catholics, the bride wears a white wedding dress, rather than by ao pink or red. Exchange of rings is another addition.
The concept of a party too was adopted to keep in mind the lifestyles change. Most non-Vietnamese friends I would like to attend a welcoming family, attend a wedding ceremony not familiar.
A photographer Vietnamito needs to keep all these in mind and come up with an action plan that will ensure that none of the important ceremonies, such as the prayer to the altar or tea ceremony or ceremonial candle or white moments are lost.
Attending a previous marriage Vietnamito helped me as the photographer of the image and plan what I wanted to cover for the wedding and I was happy it that my clients were impressed by it!
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