This part weekend, I had the honour and privilege to witness and capture the wedding of my cousin, Rachael, and her husband, Ho-Lik. This set of photos holds special significance in that I had captured the wedding of my own cousin for my grandmother who is in Hong Kong at the moment, and was able to attend the ceremony due to age. The wedding was held at the beautiful Bellevue Manor (http://www.bellvuemanor.com/), located at 8083 Jane Street, Vaughan, Ontario.
For the purpose of organization, Part 1 presents photographs from a traditional Chinese event, Fetch the Bride. Part 2 presents photographs from the wedding ceremony, while part 3 presents photographs from the beautiful reception.
Shot with a Canon 5Dmk2 w/ 24-105 f/4L, Canon 40D w/ 70-200 f/2.8L IS, and a 580exII.
PS: if anyone is getting married soon, check out my buddy’s work at www.spencerfu.com/blog. He’s an awesome wedding photographer.
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Part 1 – Fetch the Bride
This traditional event symbolizes the “handing over” of the bride by the parents, where the groom must be “tested” through games, accompanied by his entourage. Once successful, the groom “fetches the bride”.
The event’s most important and ceremonious part is when the bride and groom serves tea to the bride’s parents, thanking them for their years of care. Words of congratulation are offered by the elders, and “red packets” of “lucky money” and jewelery are exchanged.
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- The “hybrid” character consisting of “joy-joy”, which used in this context symbolizes marriage, is displayed proudly at the entrance.
