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wedding wednesday: a look into a laotian wedding ceremony

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'...

wedding wednesday: a lao wedding

This past weekend we (the whole gang/fam) attended a lao wedding. (sorry for the dark photos, the lighting was very low in this wedding) The couple opted for a traditional wedding with lao dancing, attire, and food. It was a nice wedding held in Dragon Court Restaurant. The bride was beautiful and had three dress changes. All three beautiful wedding dresses. Check out the video- ya might even catch my sillyness on the dance floor >_<