St John’s Church in Read before Chinese wedding starts
Monday, September 30th, 2019And still the guests are arriving so the bride can’t make her entrance.
And still the guests are arriving so the bride can’t make her entrance.
So far so good as the sun is shining on the bride’s wedding morning in Read, Lancashire, as everyone is getting ready.
Michelle & Keiron’s wedding was very different from the normal mixture of posed family groups and reportage pictures that make up most weddings. Starting at the bride’s house full of mirrors and black and white with red walls in the boudoir, I knew we were in for a fun day. Michelle and I had never met in person till that moment – but had got to know each other through lively descriptions of her family life by email, the first of which arrived when I was in Egypt back in February this year.
Michelle’s highly confident and fun little boys are the light of her life … They even gave her away and during the wedding reception did a double act delivering the funniest wedding speeches ever!
Michelle had a burlesque hen night so was not shy of showing off her lovely figure and flamboyant but practical wedding boots.
The vicar – Father Paul – at Mill Hill Unitarian Chapel in Leeds is no stranger to the media, as used to work for the BBC, so he was happy for the Jorge and me to move around during the service to get a good variety of shot. The whole emphasis being on making the bride and groom’s day. They even sat round chatting and drinking champagne in church with the guests after the ceremony!
Michelle couldn’t wait to get outside and play with the kids by the water fountains
in Leeds city centre.
Fun band act during the evening wedding reception at Smokestack in Leeds.
First band playing – taken without flash to reflect the true night colours.
Bridegroom Keiron with his Dad outside Smokestack in Leeds during evening wedding reception.
Drummer from second band during evening reception at Smokestack in Leeds.
Keyboard player at Michelle & Keiron’s evening wedding reception in Leeds
World famous musician friend of Michelle & Keiron’s playing at their evening wedding reception in Leeds
Michelle’s wedding guests get in on the act too!
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Sut Yee and Mark (Hoi Man) had a huge wedding on at Weetwood Hall on 30 September this year – so big that only half the guests could fit in the ceremony room, so had to watch the marriage taking place by video link, which unfortunately failed part way through!
However, before the groom even gets to the wedding ceremony he has to submit to demeaning but humorous wedding forfeits before he is allowed to enter the Bride’s parent’s house, where he is subsequently introduced to his bride to be’s parents via a ritualistic Chinese Tea Ceremony.
Delicate cups of amber-coloured, tea with a floating red date to sweeten them, are passed over by the bride and groom to assembled family members in exchange for gifts to the soon to be married couple.
These two little girls get all exciuted to see the bride and groom arriving at Weetwood hall for the wedding ceremony.
The bride’s first task on arrival at Weetwood is to serve tea to her husband to be’s rfamily
Then its time for a quick change into her elegant long champagne coloured wedding dress for the marriage ceremony
Fun, yet emotional wedding ceremony at Weetwood Hall in Leeds
Oh yes, start how you mean to go on Sut Yee!
Now its off to Maxis Chinese Restaurant for a 12 course Chinese banquet, if you can manage that much tasty food in one sitting!
Cute little girl by the fish tank…
More tea ceremonies and toasts at every table one by one
Sut Yee makes another quick change into her lilac wedding dress and launches into yet another ritual Tea Ceremony.
Yet another quick change – to a gold outfit this time!
Great grandma in Aqua green gathers her considerable clan around her!
Mark is all partied out so time to call it a day!
If you’d like to chat to Elaine about your Chinese wedding photos or video DVD or Blu-ray, give me a call. We might even be able to arrange a special price for you if your wedding is on a Tuesday… xx Elaine and Jorge
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