Davong Marie

Our family visited Wat Praznamit for a laotion ceremony/ tradition when a person passes away. I am not familiar with the ceremony, however it is a beautiful part of the culture. I grew up in a church, however my parents wanted to still teach me the culture and include me in another community.  

This past weekend my hubby and I went to Wat Buddharam. My mom's friends became monks (for a day). An honorable gesture for a family member. My hubby did this back in January.     After the day at the temple, we travelled to see Souwan's cousins in Troy for a duo birthday party. A Mickey and Minnie mouse theme (Disney cartoon characters). It was such a cute themed party! A very playful and fun evening.     The birthday duo!     Thanks for reading & stopping by!

I have been showing alot of American style wedding photos. Today I wanted to switch gears and show a Lao traditional wedding (baci wedding). I've posted pics on the blog before, however this post is a lot more in depth. Souwan and I will have a traditional Lao wedding as well as an American wedding. Lao weddings take place in the morning or in the evening (sun down). Ours will be in the morning, later in the afternoon is our American wedding. To learn more about lao ceremony visit http://www.laos-guide-999.com/Laos-wedding.html To see more of a lao wedding visit http://joshjonesphoto.blogspot.com/2010/10/traditional-laos-wedding-photos-vanida.html photo source   source source source It takes place at the home of the bride's family. The groom's procession ( Hae keuy) will be the beginning of the wedding day. The family of the groom walks him to the bride's home and sings/asks questions to the bride's family. A fun exchange before entering the bride'...