Wedding Planning

And now I present: Things I am sad that I have found it necessary to say when planning a wedding in China.

-Please don't play Whitney Houston/Titanic soundtrack/Star Wars theme music
-Please don't play the above so loudly that no wedding guests can talk
-Please do not hire any performers to lip sync, dance poorly, or fake play an instrument
-Please do not blow bubbles and confetti on me when I walk down the aisle
-Please do not allow the MC to wear a bad 70s suit or talk like a radio announcer
-Please do not allow anyone to wish me the birth of a son soon
-Please have microphones ready for our vows since the majority of people will probably talk through them

So, one week to go and I hope it turns out semi-classy. haha. Because in my experience, I have yet to attend a Chinese wedding that wasn't like being in a bad disco club. haha

Chinese Pre-Wedding Pics

Wedding photos in China are a big deal....in that they are an all-day, multiple outfit affair. We got ours done at one of the higher end photo studios, and it was fun, but exhausting. The results we are pretty pleased with, although we did ask them to tone down some of the major cheese that sometimes is the Chinese preferred style. Plus I liked my makeup artist/hair stylist and will use her for my wedding day, yay!

 

 

The one I chose as a wallet print (because I like the sillier side of life, haha). My hubby hates this picture actually, but I think it's fun!

 

 

(This is the one we chose for the giant framed picture they give us, haha)

 

(one from our outdoor shoot in the park)

 

 

 

Anyways, along with the glamorous experience, haha, we also got a BUNCH of stuff...photo books, canvas prints, prints on glass, and even a crystal cube with our pictures in it..haha)

 

So, while some of the pics were decidedly different than American photography styles, it was fun and we are happy to have these shots!

Crazy Life

Sorry for the lack of posting recently...I promise to try to do better. Things have been so crazy...with Chinese family drama, wedding preparation, a trip to Beijing, a modeling job, more drama, and some randomness in between.

Anyhow, we got our engagement photos that we took in the States...many thanks to the wonderfully talented Lynn Purkiss for the gift of her beautiful photos! We are so looking forward to having her and her husband come to China for our wedding! You can see her work our under the name "Capture the Moment Photography".

Here is a look at some of them: