Lao Wedding Part 1
Since today is Valentine’s Day I thought it would be fitting to share with you of some photos from a wedding in Vientiane on January 13, 2008. It is a trend in Vientiane to have a Baci ceremony at a bride’s home in the morning and then a reception in the evening, at a restaurant or at a hotel. This makes life a lot easier for the already stressed out bride and groom.
After the Baci ceremony at a bride’s home, guests are still treated to delicious Lao food but the real celebration doesn’t start until the evening with a big blow out party.
No Lao wedding can be without Beer Lao, the best beer in Asia. Cheers to the bride and groom. May they live happily ever after.
[...] per person. For those that can’t afford a catering service, an affordable reception after a Baci ceremony at a bride’s home is usually the way to [...]
Wow, what an honor this would bring to the family of the newly wed. May they both happily ever after with a lot and lots of children.
[...] month my two aunts (my Papa’s side of the family) in Vientiane were busy helping with a wedding of a cousin. Since the Baci Ceremony was taking place at the bride’s home, they had to help with some of [...]