Chinese Wedding Photos

Tao & Jo: A Cultural Wedding in Toronto, ON

A little family matchmaking brought Tao and Jo together. Tao's cousin and Jo's brother were friends from business school, and they introduced the two while Tao was backpacking through North America. The Bride Tao Cheng, 35, an architect The Groom Joseph (Jo) Lo, 34, a phone company director Th...

A Charming Wedding in Lincoln, MA

The Bride Celia Hung, 31, an engineer The Groom Jacob (Jake) Perkowski, 33, a software engineer The Date August 20 Celia and Jake let their wedding colors do much of the talking in terms of style. They chose red (it's Jake's favorite color and is symbolic of good luck in Chinese culture), white ...

A Vibrant Wedding in Miami, FL

The Bride Julia Chandra, 21, a server at a restaurant The Groom Rendy Hermawan, 21, a sushi chef at the same restaurant The Date July 6 Wanting to include their Chinese heritage, Julia and Rendy planned a colorful wedding with pinks, peaches and soft browns. Red, the symbol of happiness in Chine...

Cybil & Bobby: A Cultural Celebration in Atlanta, GA

Bobby had meant for his girlfriend Cybil to notice the engagement ring tied around their dog’s neck without a prompt. The Bride Cybil Mah, 29, an account manager The Groom Bobby Lieu, 37, a systems analyst The Date April 29 But after hours of Kramer, their dog, walking around the house with th...

Naomi & Larry: An Outdoor Wedding in Ventura, CA

It's true: First impressions matter! When Naomi first saw Larry at a mutual friend’s wedding she wasn't impressed. Someone had too much to drink—and it wasn't me, says Naomi. I distinctly remember a really loud, outgoing guy at the wedding. My friends and I cleverly coined him 'the drunk guy from...

Ting & Casey: An Outdoor Wedding in Palm Springs, CA

An old friend with a new job led Casey to Ting. After meeting Ting at his friend's new office, Casey asked her out. Instead of the standard dinner-and-a-movie first date, the couple saw Cavallia, a Cirque du Soleil-like show with horses. The Bride Casey Price, 30, visual effects artist The Groo...

A Chinese Wedding in Pocantico Hills, NY

Before they even met, Adrianne had admired a drawing by Eugene that her college buddy, Scott, had showed her (Eugene knew Scott from elementary school). Finally, after years of hearing about each other, Adrianne and Eugene were in the same room for Scott’s birthday party. The Bride Adrianne Wo...

Connie & Julian: A Formal Wedding in San Francisco, CA

It all started during Connie’s junior year of high school. The future lovebirds met when Julian was supposed to go to the prom with Connie’s best friend Daisy, but luckily, the two weren’t interested in each other. Twelve years of dating followed until Julian proposed during a mini vacation to La...

Jodie & Lawrence: A Formal Wedding in San Francisco, CA

When Lawrence proposed to his two-year girlfriend, Jodie, he used an Easter egg hunt to pop the question. As he handed Jodie an Easter basket filled with chocolates and plastic eggs, he instructed her to open each one. After opening eight eggs or so, Jodie discovered a small tin. “Then he bent do...

Lien & Liam: A Cultural Wedding in San Francisco, CA

Lien Tang was a shy, quiet woman -– until she met Liam Fairbairn. The two met at work, and soon they were hitting the Santa Cruz boardwalk on their first date. The Bride Lien Tang The Groom Liam Fairbairn The Date July 10 After a day of screaming at the top of her lungs on the roller coasters,...

Angie & Ivan: A Formal Wedding in New York, NY

After six years of dating, Angie and Ivan took a stroll in a park near their apartment facing the East River. While Angie and their dog, Taffy, were playing, Ivan quietly pulled out a small box from his pocket. Nudging her softly he showed her the ring and said, “Ka Pei Nor, ah?” (“Will you marry...

Teresa & Restie: A Summer Wedding in Berkeley, CA

It wasn’t until a few months after Teresa and Restie had met by chance through a friend that they really hit it off -- when the two decided to catch a scary movie together. “I was amazed to discover that although we came from very different backgrounds, [she’s Chinese, he’s Filipino] we shared ma...

Jenny & Luan: An Outdoor Wedding in Henderson, NV

Jenny met Luan years ago at a friend’s house. “I took an interest in him right away,” she says. The two exchanged phone numbers and talked a few times on the phone before becoming a couple. “We’ve been inseparable ever since,” says Jenny. The Bride Jenny Tang, 31, bank relationship associate The...

Tracy & Will: A Formal Wedding in Elmhurst, NY

Tracy and Will planned their entire wedding themselves, which was comprised of three main events: a small, intimate ceremony; a cocktail party for 115 guests during the day (“so that we would have time to mingle and talk with our closest friends and family,” Tracy says); and a Chinese banquet-sty...

Kimberly & Jason: A Formal Wedding in Lakewood, WA

Selected to travel to Japan by the National Science Foundation for research, Kimberly and Jason (both med and grad students) first met at a meet-and-greet dinner just before their trip, and they were an item soon afterward. The Bride Kimberly Lu, 32, surgeon The Groom Jason Mitchell, 34, softwa...

Amanda & Alex: A Casual Wedding in Seattle, WA

“We really wanted to incorporate Alex’s heritage into our ceremony and reception and make his family feel comfortable,” says Amanda. “Alex is Chinese, and in his culture red is a very important color -- it brings good luck. So, our primary color was red.” The Bride Amanda VanderSys, 26 The Gro...

Jennifer & Alfred: A Cultural Wedding in San Francisco, CA

Jennifer Lee and Alfred King, both Chinese-Americans living in San Francisco, wanted their wedding to reflect their culture and the city where they were born, raised, and fell in love. What did this entail? Two receptions, three dress changes, and more than 500 guests. The Bride Jennifer Lee, 3...

Colby & Roger: A Cultural Wedding in Salt Lake City, UT

It evokes visions of When Harry Met Sally. Colby and Roger first met as college students; she started dating one of Roger's friends. Fast forward a few years. Colby and Roger are both single and are re-introduced through the ex-beau who is still Roger's pal. This is where many people think one wo...

Eileen & Dean: A Red Wedding in Sundance, UT

Dean Lin's mom proposed to Eileen Lee long before he did. The Bride Eileen Lee, a 31-year-old writer and psychiatrist The Groom Dean Lin, 33, a health-care exec The Date May 1 Three months after their blind date, Eileen and Dean set up the anxious-ridden parent meeting. But in this case, their...

WeyWey & Danny: A Cultural Wedding in Lake Buena Vista, FL

WeyWey and Danny's wedding in Lake Buena Vista, Florida blended culture with bright bursts of color. The Bride WeyWey Wong, 29, director of a telecommunications company The Groom Danny Huang, 29, restaurant owner The Date April 10 Think planning one wedding ceremony is tricky? Try three. WeyWey...

Maritza & Eric: A Cultural Wedding in San Francisco, CA

Maritza Liang and Eric Yee spent the weeks before their wedding day like any other couple. They worried over last-minute errands, they greeted out-of-town guests, and they tried hard to remain calm. THE BRIDE Maritza Liang, a mortgage underwriter THE GROOM Eric Yee, a stock analyst THE DATE Mar...

Annie & Calvin: A Cultural Wedding in Ann Arbor, MI

A shared ride leads to a shared life together for Annie and Calvin in Michigan. The Bride Annie Ho, 30, an environmental scientist The Groom Calvin Lee, 31, a mechanical engineer The Date June 21 When Annie Ho joined a carpool to her weekly Bible study she met Calvin Lee. Love didn't strike ri...

Jeannine & Thien: A Cultural Wedding in Arlington, TX

How do you top off 13 years of true love? High school sweethearts Jeannine and Thien did it with an enormous wedding celebration that blended Western, Chinese, and Vietnamese traditions. The Bride Jeannine Koay, 28, physician The Groom Thien Hoang, 29, small business owner The Date June 21