Tea Ceremony Run down and Wedding Project Pics

motoLyn · June 2012

ALoha Ladies!

I leave for Maui in FIVE days and getting Maui'D in TEN days. Yesterday was the Vietnamese Tea Ceremony as FlygirlMeg posted (thank you for all your wonderful wishes on the tea ceremony day!) It was a bit nerve wracking picking up party foods in the morning prepping and making sure we had everything set. By the time I had finished getting ready and put on my traditional gown I had a billion butterflies in my stomach. I had to stay in the bedroom while Danish Man and his family proceeded into the house, once everyone was settled my mother came and fetched me and brought me out. I felt like a goat being led out to be sold. In a way I was..... lol. The groom's side brings gifts for the bride's side of the family. In my case Danish Man's family brought fruits, champagne, pastries and cookies.

I will say that it is true, for when you see the face of the person you love everything is ok, no more butterflies. As soon as I got out to the open space I looked immediately for Danish Man, and I felt better. I wasn't nervous anymore and I would look just at him. The ceremony went splendidly, we offered tea to our parents and elders and in return they gave us their good blessings and gifts. (Leia I did not wear the hat, my mom says I could go without, but Danish Man did). Vietnamese tradition calls for the bride to receive jewelry, and I want to say my taste in jewelry is completely different from my mother and grandmother. So all of the stuff I got yesterday is being out into the safety box at the bank.

SO I guess in some part of the world Danish Man and I are already married. Hahaha....best gift we received yesterday, a new coffee/espresso/latte maker! Our plain jane coffee maker is broken so his parents bought us a new one.

Now without further ado, here's a link to the picasa album I made for wedding project and dress pics. ENJOY!

Picasa Album

ravenray · June 2012

Yaya! I am so glad it went well! Sounds like an awesome time! How did you get along with the dannish people? Well I am sure

Elle1036 · June 2012

Sounds like it went perfectly! I wish I could have seen it. I've never seen a tea ceremony before.

Peaseblossom55 · June 2012

Work won't let me see the pictures I will have to look at them at home later.

It sounds like such a beautiful ceremony. How excited only 5 days until maui and getting married!!!!!!!! I hope you have a great time and a perfect wedding day.

lovelyheather · June 2012

Your hair is so long and so pretty! I've been working on growing my hair out, and am so jealous!

It sounds like it was a really lovely ceremony.

kaitlynmichelle · June 2012

Sounds like a great day! I haven't seen a tea ceremony before either.

So soon until your wedding!

jaycee7389 · June 2012

You look so beautiful! I'm so intrigued by the tea ceremony, I love that you have so much culture wrapped into your wedding. Does your family view you as married now..or will they after Maui?

[Deleted User] · June 2012

you look beautiful! only a few more days... how EXCITING!! I can't wait to see your Maui pics, as well.

leia1979 · June 2012

I love the pics!

I've found most of my friends forgo the hat, too. They were having multiple ceremonies in one day and didn't want to mess up their hair.

I want more pics of you and Danish man in traditional garb. You guys look great!

motoLyn · June 2012

I think the neighbors were probably curious looking out their windows and seeing a procession of people being led by a man in a funny blue dress going along the sidewalk to my sister's front door. I'll post the professional pics when I get them.

Coco: Be careful what you wish for I may be posting up massive numbers of pics from Maui. I know I should leave you all alone but I'm addicted to you all.

Jaycee my parents don't considered us married since we have a traditional American ceremony to get through. But when my older sister did her tea ceremony to them she was married. My brother in law is Chinese so they didn't do an American wedding.

elannis · June 2012

You looked beautiful and I love your hair like that! It looks like everything went well! : ) I'll be keeping an eye out for Maui pictures too! : )

IrishDreamer · June 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_tea-ceremony-run-down-and-wedding-project-pics?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special Topic Wedding BoardsForum:136Discussion:666a55a4-0637-43a6-bbaa-707032f12622Post:692fd339-7cdc-4c23-9a3a-e6812fd7530b">Re: Tea Ceremony Run down and Wedding Project Pics</a>:
[QUOTE]You looked beautiful and I love your hair like that! It looks like everything went well! : ) I'll be keeping an eye out for Maui pictures too! : )
Posted by elannis[/QUOTE]

OMG, ELY!!! :) Hiiiiiiiii! Where have you been lady?!?! How are you?!

Lyn, total threadjack...Sorry! :-)

audrewuh · June 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_tea-ceremony-run-down-and-wedding-project-pics?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:666a55a4-0637-43a6-bbaa-707032f12622Post:3d3f1a28-2357-4481-b4fe-115b4f52c897">Re: Tea Ceremony Run down and Wedding Project Pics</a>:
[QUOTE]Coco: Be careful what you wish for I may be posting up massive numbers of pics from Maui. I know I should leave you all alone but I'm addicted to you all.
Posted by motoLyn[/QUOTE]

<div>Please post up massive numbers of pictures from Maui!! I can't wait to see everything. </div><div>
</div><div>The tea ceremony sounded lovely. What an awesome way to bring families together. Gosh, y'all have so much culture wrapped into your marriage, it makes me smile. :)</div>

cu97tiger · June 2012

Aww, you're mini-married

Such beautiful pictures... and I DEMAND a ton of pictures from Maui!

flygirlmeg · June 2012

I can't WAIT for massive Maui pics!! (Kind of like how you can't wait for my interpretive dance number I'll be performing for you that morning!)

I was just thinking that it's kind of nice to already have some experience with that moment of being super nervous and then coming out to see Danish-man. It gives you experience for getting Maui-d!! I wonder if maybe now you won't be AS nervous beause you've had a taste of that already.

Also - thank you for posting all those Picasa pics!! you guys have really done so much work and I love the detail you're putting into everything. I think your guests will feel very appreciated. And, I'm also super impressed with Danish-man's wood craft ability. I had no idea he made those frames himself!!!

P.S. - Is there a kiss or something following the tea ceremony, like in a traditional American ceremony? And - are you practicing your wedding kissing?

motoLyn · June 2012

Flygurl. no kiss at the end of the tea ceremony BUT let me tell you how awkward I feel kissing him in front of our families later in the day after I thanked everyone for coming. So awkward..... lol. We've been practicing kissing though, I have this inkling Danish Man will make a show of it when we kiss at the end of the ceremony in Maui. Danish Man feels really happy with the personal touches we put in. He assures me our guests are going to appreciate them. He is pretty handy with power and wood working tools, one of many reasons I agreed to marrying him ;-) Hoping on the day of the wedding I don't get to bad a case of nerves. But perhaps that interpretive dance that you have for me will alleviate my nervous issues.

I will try to post as many pics of Maui as I can and may have to ask fellow knotties here to post pics in my place if I can't.