Three weddings (no one funeral) Photo

Photographer’s Note

I was always told that brides in China did not wear white color since it was color of mourning. They preferred to wear red color, which calls good luck. But nowadays this tradition (or superstition) seems to have been disapeared: even the grooms have a white suit on.
I took this photo last week in China and there were holidays the whole week. Perhaps this is the reason for so many weddings on the same day. There were at least two couples more in this park of the "middle sized" city of Suzhou: population, "only" 6 millions

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zeca (20026) 2008-10-09 21:11

Hello Clemente!
Its a very interesting post, with nice softness on the soft theme. I like the way the couples are disposed. Very good!
Regards,
Zeca

atif_ge (674) 2008-10-09 21:26

good pov. interesting shot. They had a common marriage ceremony? Is it often?
regards,
atif

aadilj (17950) 2008-10-09 22:39

Nice action shot with so many people all captured in vivid action with freshness and lovely colours and balance. I like the difficult composition and the way you have superbly captured it

wenwen (183) 2008-10-09 23:26

Hi Clemente, it's not true that Chinese brides do not wear white. In fact every girl dreams to wear the most beautiful wedding dress in the world. :P
P.S. I think these couples were taking wedding souvenir graph there. It's popular for young newly-married couple to do that, although I think that wearing like that, posing well at the front of camera, watching sky as watching there beautiful furture, is a little foolish. :P