July 22, 2008

Wedding: Day Three

Saturday morning began with a traditional Vietnamese Tea Ceremony at Jessica's parents' house, followed by a large reception in the evening which began about two hours late. Photos below:


Bridesmaid's bouquets. So beautiful!

Like the previous two days, I had absolutely no idea what was going on at this Tea Ceremony. So I just smiled a lot.



There was a huge mean-looking dragon sprawled accross the dress/robe she had on that morning.


More at the ceremony. The room was absolutely jam-packed, and man was it hot! Nobody has air conditioning in LA apparently.

Looks like he was bored


After a lunch buffet of Vietnamese food, a hot afternoon of reading and naps (for me at least) and a makeup touch-up, we arrived at the evening's festivities: a large reception Vietnamese-style. Jessica had three outfits for Saturday night alone (!)--a large ballgown for photos at the beginning, a pink Vietnamese outfit for going from table to table collecting cash (they don't give presents; just money) and a more wearable white gown for dancing in afterwards.


Prior to the dinner, just getting the bride-picture perfect


The cake was awesome. I think I had two pieces...each layer was a different flavor.



The bridesmaids...including one honorary bridesmaid


Smashing (in gown #1)


Our table. The groomsmen didn't really want to talk to us, which I thought was weird.




I really liked the fuscia color of her lipstick.

In their getaway car. The next morning Jess claimed that it took forever to get to the hotel that night since the car could only go about 10 miles an hour.

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