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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Engagement Pictures

I arrived home from Cambodia on Thursday afternoon and jet lag has been kicking my butt since, so I don't have a post full of funny stories or insight from my trip, but I will post our official Cambodian engagement pictures. Another day soon, there will be much more...















Picture FAQs:
Did you get married? Why are you wearing a white dress?
No, we did not get married; the white is cultural.

Is the color purple significant?
We picked purple because it's my favorite color.

Is that your real hair?
All the curls behind my head is a bun, not my own hair.

Is that your dress?
All the clothing and accessories were provided by the shop where we had our pictures taken.

Was it expensive?
No; it was really cheap. The entire session cost $22 I think, and we printed pictures at normal print cost (something like $.15/picture). For $25, we also printed and framed a poster-sized picture #2.

Is he taller than you?
No, he isn't.

What are you holding in the first picture?
It's a chain - simply an accessory.

What are you holding in the second picture?
It's not an urn, it's a pot that is used during wedding ceremonies.

Where were your pictures taken?
In a simple shop; the background was a green screen.

How long did it take?
Hair, make-up, and getting dressed took between 2 and 2.5 hours; taking the pictures took about 3 minutes. The photographer only shot 8 pictures.

Love love love, Jewel

3 comments:

  1. I laughed at the last question thinking that is like my Thanksgiving dinner....3+ hours to prepare, 5 minutes to eat! :)

    The pictures are gorgeous and I have enjoyed following along. some time you need to post your story...how you met, etc. I also have not seen a wedding date....is there one? will it be here or there?

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  2. Well I scrounged around here and found these pics. Gorgeous! When is the wedding and where will it be? One in the states and one in Cambodia, perhaps?

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  3. Yes, Phnom Penh and it's Coleen Briggs. She is on facebook. Perhaps you will see her in Cambodia someday. She is wonderful.

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