Sunday, September 16, 2007

09.15.07 - Bernadette & Thanh

Bernadette & Thanh held their ceremony and reception at McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale, OR. Everything was so beautiful...the flowers, weather, ceremony, and especially the bride! They also gave me a TON of time for bride and groom pictures, I think because Thanh is really into photography (we were discussing lenses and camera bodies before the ceremony, lol), which was really awesome, because the bride and groom shots are my favorite part! Thanks you guys! You were wonderful to work with, and I hope you have a fantastic honeymoon! Here are a few images from the day, it was very difficult to narrow down the number of bride and groom pics, especially...

The bride...


The groom...


A unique alternative to wedding programs...





They incorporated Thanh's Chinese heritage into the ceremony by doing a tea ceremony. The bride and groom serve guests tea, and in return receive a gift and/or card. The man sits on the right and the woman on the left, so that the bride serves the father and the groom serves the mother (or whomever comes up to be served)...



The bride's parents...








Some bride and groom pics!

















The reception...





This lady was the life of the party!


And the groom's mother (in red) joined right in, too!



Thanks for looking!

-Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

3 comments:

Jed Carosaari said...

Wow- Bernadette looks so beautiful!

Anonymous said...

Hi, Bernadette and Thanh! I'm glad I had a peek at the bride that morning, and the beautiful gown. Wish I could have been there--the photos are lovely, you both look so happy, your families full of pride and joy. Love! Susan Palosaari Cowper

Unknown said...

Hi Thanh & Bernadette, its your cousin Amanda from Australia! I love the pics, you both look sooo in love...i wish i could have been there, at least i get to see some beautiful pics. the whole family send our love. Congradulations!