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Kelly & Eli's wedding had almost 400 guests and was at their family's church, Young Nak in Beaverton. While the bride got ready, all her sisters surrounded her, and even more family would pop in for a quick hug. The wedding itself was in Korean. I could not understand the words but the emotion was still there. After the ceremony, Kelly changed into a traditional Korean wedding dress, something … [Read more...]
I have never before been to a Korean wedding, or photographed a wedding in another language. Watching the wedding, completely in Korean, and not understanding a word of it was quite a different experience. Every wedding ceremony has common elements but different cultures all have their own rituals. About ten minutes into the ceremony, terror hit me. I realized I had no way of knowing when the … [Read more...]
Kelly & Eli got married on June 26th in their church in Beaverton, Oregon. We were planning on doing First Look outside but when Kelly saw the amount of people she would have to walk through to get outside, she froze. Looking at Kelly, I knew she did not care where she was, just that she saw Eli before so many of her wedding guests. I offered to bring Eli to her as she hid on the … [Read more...]