I was fortunate enough to attend my college friend, Chika’s wedding, which took place in Tokyo on June 18. I was really happy that the timing worked out well for our summer schedule as I have missed many of my friends’ weddings due to the timing and living far away from my friends.
My friend, Chika, had a traditional Japanese wedding at a shrine where she wore a white wedding kimono. Then at her wedding reception, she wore a wedding dress. She looked stunning. She’s very talented and has many skills. One of them is designing formal gowns. In fact, she designed her own wedding gown she wore at the reception. She also designed a pink dress made with kimono fabric that our mutual friend wore at the wedding reception. (She and I are in a photo together.) I would’ve loved to take pictures of every woman’s dress at the wedding, but I simply did not have the time. Here is a glimpse of fashion I saw at my friend’s wedding. I hope you enjoy the photos.
Everlasting happiness and best wishes to my dear friend, Chika and her husband, Manabu!
幸運な事に、東京で6月18日に行われた大学時代の友人、ちかの結婚式に参列することができました。今回、タイミングが上手く行った事をとても嬉しく思います。というのは、今までタイミングが会わなかったり、遠くに住んでいる事から、友人の結婚式に参列できなかった事が多くあったからです。
友人の結婚式は神社で行われ、彼女は白無垢を身に纏い、後ほどの結婚披露宴ではウェディングドレスで登場しました。友人の晴れ姿は、ため息が出てしまうくらい素敵でした。彼女はとても才能がある人で、手に持った技の一つがフォーマルドレスのデザインです。彼女は自身のウェディングドレスをデザインしたそうです。また、共通の友人が披露宴に着た、着物の布で作ったピンクのドレスも彼女のデザインしたドレスです。披露宴に来ていた女性の方一人一人の写真を撮りたいくらいだったのですが、残念ながら時間がありませんでした。こちらにちらっと友人の結婚披露宴でのファッションをお見せしますね。楽しんでもらえると嬉しいです。
ちかと旦那さんの学さん、末永くお幸せに！
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What beautiful outfits! You look great and your friend’s wedding dress is stunning in that last picture!
beautiful! i love the little wedding hat. Such hat fashion is usually something that I only see the British elite wearing. So, it’s definitely a refreshing sight to see Asians loving this trend too. Then again, I foresee that we wouldn’t be seeing much of this sight in Singapore :p LOL.
Hi Kaho, long time no see! This is Makiko (in the Basque country now). I always enjoy reading your blog and very impressed by your constantly producing high-quality articles! And now, thanks a lot for sharing the fotos of Chika at her wedding. I am the one this time who missed the event for bad timing and being far away, what a pity!
You took such lovely photos Kaho! I bet they wished you were the wedding photog! (just kidding!) Thanks for sharing. It’s so interesting to see other cultures. I did not realize that there is a white wedding kimono. Is that hat traditional as well? I would love to hear more about Japanese weddings as this is the first time I am hearing about it. Btw I love her fascinator in the reception too!