Japanese couple took wedding photos in Mekong delta

Mr. Tsutomu Mimatsu and Ms. Erika Mimatsu

Places: Long An rice field and Dong Thap lotus field (Mekong delta)

Pictures: 3ackpackers S&D

The landscape of southern Vietnam looks gorgeous in a Japanese couple’s album of wedding photos, which attracted many views after they were posted on social media.

Tsutomu Mimatsu, 38, a sales agent at a company in Japan, and his wife, Erika Mimatsu, a dietician, are currently working in Ho Chi Minh City.

When they asked a Vietnamese friend to look for a hotel to be the background for their bridal photos, the friend suggested that they try taking Vietnamese-style outdoor wedding photos.
Taking their friend’s advice, the couple had a memorable photo shoot in Long An and Dong Thap Province in southern Vietnam.

In the background of their beautiful photos are immense paddy fields in Long An and lush lotus ponds and fruit-laden orchards in Dong Thap in the Mekong Delta.

The bride and groom, in traditional Vietnamese outfits, “ao ba ba” (pyjamas), “khan ran” (black-white checked bandanas) and “non la” (conical leaf hats), beamed with happiness just like real native farmers.

“Wedding photos are mainly limited to those taken at studios and wedding parties. We found taking outdoor bridal photos, which are increasingly popular in Vietnam, a very enjoyable experience,” shared Tsutomu Mimatsu.

He added that in Japan, people typically take two types of wedding photos.

The first photos, taken about one month before the wedding, feature the bride and groom in traditional kimonos, which are quite time-consuming to don at the wedding reception.

The other photos, taken on the wedding day, capture the couple performing their traditional nuptial rituals and receiving guests at the wedding party in Western apparel.

Tsutomu and Erika Mimatsu’s bridal photos drew some thousand comments shortly after their album was launched on social media.

The couple said that they will share their special experiences in Vietnam with their friends back home.

(http://tuoitrenews.vn/lifestyle/20672/japanese-couples-bridal-photos-capture-rustic-southern-vietnam-landscape)