You'll be handed a tray, an áo dài and a schedule you can't quite follow. That's normal, and it's easier than it looks. We photograph a lot of tea ceremonies for couples where one partner isn't Vietnamese. This is what the morning actually looks like, what people usually worry about, and a few small things that make it more fun. What the Tea Ceremony Is The tea ceremony is when two families formally meet, and when the couple is introduced to each other's ancestors at the fami

Get the kneeling shot. Get the tea. Get the envelopes. Move on to portraits. I understand why. The room is small, the light is difficult, the family is moving constantly, and it's over before you've fully settled in. From a technical standpoint, it's genuinely hard. But after years of shooting weddings in Saigon, the tea ceremony is the part of the day I look forward to most. There's No Controlling It At every other point in a wedding day, there's some degree of direction ava