last update 28-sep-2006

China april 2005 - Taiyuan: marriage by Hugo M. Nijhof


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Red dresses
This shop sells the old fashioned red dresses for brides. This is a vanishing thing, as more and more women want to marry in white.

Photo shoot
Here couples are invited to make a photo-album of their marriage. This seems a new phenomena in China to me. Most of the time the call it a Taiwanese or Korean thing. Also people that are married for a longer time go and have a photo-shoot.

Photo book
The books has a few, thick pages with a few pictures, some coming back several times. Added to this are texts, most in english, with very, very sweet lines that not always mean anything.

Waiting for your turn
Pictures are taken with a little group. Couples take turns for the same location.

Picture taken
And at the end, the picture is taken. All from the front, because the hired white dress will probably not fit and is kept togegher with some rope at the back.

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