how we celebrated us.

We finalllyyyy received all of our Vietnamese wedding reception photos and (sorry, not sorry) I want to share some of the moments from one of the best days ever. 💕

We decided to have our reception almost seven months after we got officially married because of a few personal reasons. It was a little unconventional, but it ended up being perfect for us.

 

Vietnamese Tea Ceremony

This ceremony took place at my parent’s house. There’s a lot of symbolism in these traditions that I’ve only grown to appreciate now as I’ve become older. I never imagined doing a traditional tea ceremony, but now I am so so happy we did.

Gotta have that crispy, roasted pig. This was so good.

The wedding party lining up outside my parent’s house before going in. This is the exchange of gifts that each symbolize something unique.

My parents woke up at like 3-4 in the morning to cook all the yummy Vietnamese food for the guests after the ceremony was done. The pig was roasted elsewhere, but my mom and my aunt butchered it in front of everyone and it was amazing hahah.

 

Love is in the Details

Our decorators, florists, and photographers made everything so beautiful. Michael and I also got to create and print out the seating arrangements and made our own signature cocktails for our bartenders to serve!

 

The Girls & The Boys

Ya’ll are the best and we had such a good time with you all by our sides.

 

These just make us smile so damn much.

My brother as our evening emcee was THE BEST THING EVER. He was SO much fun and realllyyyy set the vibe that night.

One of our favorite traditions of having a Vietnamese reception is that we have to visit every single table to just give them a little love, a cheers, and show that we appreciated these guests for celebrating with us. The only caveat is… the younger tables typically have a game of some type that leads to a gift.

I had to find out which one was Michael’s butt! I actually got it!! He is in the dark blue suit to the right. 😊

My friend’s table here had a shot pyramid tower, with money between each shot. Michael’s face describes our feelings perfectly!

Yes, I’m a little drunk, it’s okay LOL.

Family cheers!

Toasts at the cousins table. 😊

It’s already been several months since this all happened, but it is a lot of fun to look back and see all the candids and moments captured. All we wanted was to see people have a lot fun, less formality and scheduling, and have a lot of booze. I think we did pretty darn well. 😊

 

This day could not have been possible without these incredible people and vendors. They were amazing and I can’t thank them enough. 💕

Decorator: Dream Weddings
Photobooth: PicsbyPasha
Bouquets: Jo’s Flower Power
Emcees: My brother, Philip and my cousin, Phung
Makeup Artist: A family friend, Anh K Pham
Venue: The Pearl Restaurant & Lounge
Photographer: Amber Kelley