Phan & Jimmy's Tea Ceremony | Sacramento Engagement & Wedding Photographer

The weekend before last, I got the pleasure of capturing Phan and Jimmy's engagement ceremony at her parent's house. The tea ceremony is a Vietnamese tradition where the groom and bride's families officially meet to formally greet each other. It is also the first time for the parents to formally acknowledge their daughter and son-in-law to-be.  Then tea is offered to the parents to show their respect. In Vietnamese, it is to say that they will be filial to their in-laws as they are to their own parents. It was such a joyful day filled with so many family and friends and of course, yummy good food! Here are the highlights:

The groom and his parents arrived with dowry, fruits, wine and a roasted pig.

The highlight of the ceremony happened when Jimmy tried to put the engagement ring on Phan's finger and it didn't fit. It got stuck in the middle and couldn't go in or come out.

End up he was putting on the wrong hand. Her right hand is slightly bigger than her left hand so that's why the ring was stuck. LOL.. 

It was such a struggling task that everyone clapped when the ring fits the bride's hand, (like Cinderella and the glass slipper.) 

Family Photos:

Then it's my turn to steal Phan & Jimmy away for a mini portrait session (in the neighbor's yard):

Here are pictures of some of her family members that were present:

Phan's grandparents were so cute. I asked that they showed some emotions, like holding hands. Grandma laughed so hard but she did it anyway. 

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To conclude this post, let's toast to Phan and Jimmy for finding each other and having the courage to take this giant leap toward their happily ever after!

Until next time!  Have a great weekend!  ~xoxo Tra

Germary & Angel | San Francisco, CA | Wedding & Engagement Photographer

Two weekends ago I got the chance to take Germary & Angel around San Francisco to take their engagement photos. Angel and Germary are from New York. They recently moved to CA when Angel got relocated to the local Air Force base. Since they are from the East Coast, I figured what's better than having San Francisco as the backdrop to their engagement photos. After all, theirs might be the only one out of their friends with such a unique backdrop.

What a gorgeous couple they make! Don't let the photos fool you though. Like any couple, we had a 15-minutes of stiffness at first but with a little coaching and directions, they became natural models. I hope you'll have as much fun looking at them as we did running around San Francisco taking them. =)

These two, how can 2 people be so cute together!!! Can you see why I love my job so much now? 

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Before ending this post, here is one of my favorites. I hope it makes your day!!! xoxo Tra