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This is Me

Hi there! I am Missy Cochran and I love photography, I fact, you could say that I am obsessive. It all started when I got married and had my wonderfully awesome grandpa take my pictures. He was a professional photographer and I thought all photographers were the same. After the wedding, I got the pictures back and they were all very traditional. Not grandpa’s fault, but mine for not knowing what I wanted. Anyway, I realized too late that I had actually wanted something different than what I got. Since my wedding is all over, I now get to live vicariously through my awesome couples. Other stuff about me is that I make a goal every three months to run regularly, but haven’t yet quite found my mojo. I think I like the idea of being a runner but maybe I am not really one at heart! I love sweets and I love my church and doing things that add joy to my life.

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Wah and Tina Wedding Story

Tuesday, September 9, 2008 Posted in Wedding

NAMES: Tina Mam & Anward aka Wah Tran

LIVE IN: Hillsboro, OR

OCCUPATIONS: Tina – Business Office Clerk Anward- IT/Operations Manager

NUMBER OF ATTENDEES: 150

NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS: 6 Bridesmaids, 6 Groomsman

HOW THEY MET: We officially met while I was working at Safeway.

THE ENGAGEMENT: Well we just decided one day that we were going to get married.

WHAT ATTRACTED HER TO HIM: His smile and how Hot he looks. Hehe

WHAT ATTRACTED HIM TO HER: Sweet and attractive

A DATE THEY’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER: It was our first date and Wah took Tina to Sweet Home to go swimming and she almost drowned because the rocks were so slippery.

WEDDING THEME: Celebration of Family & Friends

WEDDING COLORS Red & Burnt Orange

WEDDING FLOWERS: Roses, Dahlias, Freesia

WEDDING CAKE: Bottom Layer: Vanilla w/Raspberry filling, Second Layer: Banana Cake, 3^rd Layer: Vanilla & Chocolate Cake, Top Layer: Caramel Macchiato

FAVORITE DETAIL: The Ceremony was outside underneath a whole bunch of trees with nice landscaping all around

THE MOST UNEXPECTED ELEMENT: Towards the end of the ceremony Wah serenaded Tina with Glen Medeiros – nothing’s gonna change my love for you

HOW THE WEDDING WAS DIFFERENT THAN THEY EXPECTED: That Wah started to tear up when he saw Tina tearing up.

THREE ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THE WEDDING: Beautiful, lovely, and wonderful

CEREMONY AND RECEPTION SITE: Abernethy Center

PHOTOGRAPHER: Missy, Artisan Photographics
CATERER: Abernethy Center
FLOWERS: Lora, Sophisticated Floral Designs
CAKE: Abernethy Center,
RINGS: Shane Co. GOWN DESIGNER: David’s Bridal
VEIL AND ACCESSORIES: None
FORMAL WEAR: Mr. Formal
MAKEUP: Diana Do, friend of the bride MAC & Urban Decay
HAIR: Tina Mam
OFFICIANT: Pastor Laurie Lofsvold
INVITATIONS: Tina Mam
PLANNER: Alison Needleman, Abernethy Center
DJ: Dan, Chad Dowling Production

Wah and Tina describe their wedding as a cerebration of friends and family and that is truely what it was! Everyone got ready together in Happy Valley. The girls were downstairs and the boys were all upstairs.

Here is a fun fact, Wah and TIna are already married before the wedding day. They didn’t have a big ceremoneous wedding the first time. That is part of the reason for their theme of friends and family. Here is one of their two sons who Wah helped get ready.