Early in the year we received this email from our website: “My son is getting married at Stanford 8/27. He is an alumni. He and his fiancée live in Japan – his fiancée is Korean. We are interested in getting some photos taken …” We had come to her as a referral, a photographer who is very familiar with Stanford Memorial Church Weddings. We know the rules of the church and the lighting difficulties associated with wedding photography at Stanford.
I called Cindy, the mother of the groom, to get some more information about the wedding and what the couple would like. The bride’s family was coming from Korea, the groom’s family from South Dakota, and a few other friends. Cindy was making all the arrangements for the Stanford Church Wedding. The most interesting part though is that Chris (the groom) doesn’t speak Korean and Yoo Jin (the bride) speaks very little English. They communicate in Japanese.
We met Chris and Yoo Jin for the first time at our studio for the pre wedding consultation we have with all our wedding couples to discuss their wedding day details. We did a lot of head nodding and waiting for Japanese conversations to happen and then be translated for us. We covered everything. I think they walked away with a better sense of what would be happening on the wedding day.
They were a wonderful couple with great families. She was a beautiful bride. We communicated through Chris, and a lot of gestures. We learned how to say Mom, and Dad in Korean. Yoo Jin’s mother wore a tradition Korean dress, very colorful. My favorite part of Korean weddings is seeing all the vibrant colors that the women wear.
Cindy arranged a great Stanford Church Wedding for Chris and Yoojin.
