Last Saturday, we attended Xiaoyi and Bochen’s beautiful wedding at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton, Maryland! We’d never been to the gardens before, but it was a beautiful location full of flowers, perfect for the couple’s very colorful and lovely celebration! Xiaoyi is a dear friend from college, fellow graphic design major and we even worked together at the same media lab. I have so many wonderful memories with her, and was so happy to be able to attend and witness this happy occasion!

Congratulations Xiaoyi & Bochen!
First kiss as husband and wife. Beautiful ceremony!

 

The program for Xiaoyi & Bochen's Wedding
The program for Xiaoyi & Bochen’s wedding

 

The happy couple!
The happy couple!

 

Gorgeous dress!
I loved her dress!

 

With the hubby among the flowers.
With the hubster. ♥

 

The girls at Xiaoyi & Bochen's Wedding
I loved seeing some of my favorite girlfriends again… 🙂 We’d just seen each other the previous weekend at Yoon’s wedding!

 

A silly picture of us.
Love these girls!

 

Reunited and it feels so good!
Reunited and it feels so good!

 

With Hannie!
With Hanna in fron tof the beautiful paper flowers that Xiaoyi constructed.

 

Lovely ladies!
Some more of my lovely girlfriends from college!

 

Wonderwomen!
Wonderwomen…?!

 

Graphic design ladies!
Graphic design ladies from Virginia Tech!

 

Everyone looked great!
Everyone looked great!

 

Some of the gentlemen at Xiaoyi & Bochen's Wedding
Some of the gentlemen chatting.

 

The lion dance during cocktail hour.
There was so much entertainment throughout the wedding! A lion dance during the cocktail hour and a peacock dance, belly dance, and Chinese yoyo during the reception.

 

The lion shaking its tail at us.
The lion shaking its tail at us.

 

Beautiful wedding cake!
Possibly the most beautiful wedding cake I’ve ever seen!

 

Such intricate details!
Such intricate details!

 

I can't believe they made so many of these!
Beautiful handmade flower favors, with my favorite chocolate embedded in the center!

 

The bride, groom, and bridal party entering the reception.
The bride, groom, and bridal party entering the reception.

 

Busting out in dance!
Busting out in dance! The whole wedding was like watching one of Xiaoyi’s elaborate Chinabration culture shows again. 🙂

 

Chinese tea ceremony
Chinese tea ceremony with the parents.

 

Calligraphy by Bochen's brother.
The groom’s brother is an award-winning calligrapher in China who has his own calligraphy school! He created this beautiful calligraphy on the spot at the reception, to wish the couple a lifetime of happiness.

 

The groom trying to guess whose hand is his bride's.
A reception game in which the groom trying to guess whose hand is his bride’s.

 

Changing into a sexy dress for dancing!
Changing into a sexy dress for dancing!

 

The guys getting down at Xiaoyi & Bochen's Wedding
The guys getting down on the dancefloor!

 

Cake cutting
Cake cutting!

 

Congratulations Xiaoyi & Bochen!
Congratulations Xiaoyi & Bochen!

 

It was a beautiful day and we were so happy we could be a part of it! (Special thanks to my parents, who watched Mio for us while we were at the wedding.) We wish the couple a lifetime of happiness together! ♥