A Foreign Tradition: Taiwan + America

liesl October 18th, 2006

On October 7 I had the pleasure of photographing two people who were so in love it was catching! Jason and Anne are from Taiwan, and when I chatted with them over the phone I picked up on an important detail: they wanted me there so they can show their family what the American tradition of a wedding is like.

Jason and Anne met at Syracuse University so they flew in from California to be married at the courthouse. My job was to tell the story of this foreign tradition as clearly as possible. Additionally, architecture and streets are quite different from their native land, so I did my best to describe their environment as well.

I took the mental approach that everything was new and foreign, since I had no idea what the traditions were in Taiwan. I do not know if any of our customs are common, so I kept my eyes peeled.

There was hardly a serious moment with these two, their laughs were contaigious.

Jason was prone to scooping up his tiny bride and swinging her around. A habit I quite enjoyed.

As I mentioned, the architecture was important to them.

They also wanted me to incorporate signs into the shots!

Jason and Anne wanted some photos on the SU campus as that is where they met. The funny thing was, it just happened to be Homecoming Weekend! They got some funny looks from some funny looking people!