Every day in every district there are people having wedding photos taken. In the park near our house we see lots of brides and grooms, with occasional wedding party people. When we asked Nhung about wedding traditions, she exclaimed that the people we see taking photos may not actually be real weddings! She says that the local dress shops, tailors, hotels, and caterers take lots of publicity photos for advertisements. The only way to know for sure is to ask the couple.
Also a bride will usually have three wedding dresses -- a red one to begin the day with celebrations at her family home, a white one for the afternoon celebrations with family and guests at a hotel, and a traditional Vietnamese dress for the final celebration at the home of the groom's family.
