Sonialena Photography Blog » oakland http://www.sonialena.com/blog Sonia Ortega's Photography Blog Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:51:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Wedding: Andrea and Linh http://www.sonialena.com/blog/2009/09/13/wedding-andrea-and-linh/ http://www.sonialena.com/blog/2009/09/13/wedding-andrea-and-linh/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:54:32 +0000 Sonia http://www.sonialena.com/blog/?p=883 Andrea and Linh had their ceremony and reception at their home in Oakland. The wedding was a small ceremony for family only, and then everyone joined in for the barbecue and musical performances.

The program . . .

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Tea ceremony.

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Family came forward to give well-wishes and advice to the couple.

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Roasted pig with a cherry on top?

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Some guests gave performances.

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Doing double duty as groom and DJ.

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Happy happy! The Chinese symbol for marriage translates to “double happiness.”

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