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Laos Essential Artistry Posting Page
Thursday, October 9, 2008
I took the photographs shown below during a traditional Lao wedding of Bai's cousin about six years ago in Vientiane. It's really a classic wedding photograph and in most traditional Lao weddings the bride and groom are taken to the bedroom after the formal sou-khuan ceremony by a respected elder(s) who have had a happy and successful marriage(s) where they are talked to about what it takes and means to truly love each other (hak gan taa taa). And then if a photographer is present, all sorts of photographs are taken with the bride and groom and various family members..
  What we didn't realize when we opened Laos Essential Artistry is that the Lao community here in the states is eager to have access to a wide selection of formal/wedding silk sinhs for women and formal wear for men for wedding and bacci ceremonies. There is no way we could every carry that kind of selection, but luckily we have made arrangements with several shops in the Morning Market to work with us in custom ordering these more formal sinhs. The way the process works is that you let us know what you're looking for, we have our staff in Vientiane try to find formal silk sins in the color and style you want, they take digital photos which they send to us and we then make available to you through a Flickr photo gallery. You then decide if there are any you like and if so with a deposit (you can use your credit card for a custom order we create through our Yahoo! store) we can purchase the silk sinh in Vientiane and our staff will then send it to us (customer decides if they want to pay for regular air or expedited service like DHL or Fed Ex). Once we receive it we check to make sure that it's what you ordered, have you pay the balance of the order and then send it directly to you. Things to think about are that if you see something that you like that is on display in one of the shops we're working with, you need to make a decision fairly quick as the wedding season begins in earnest after Ok Pan Sa and if someone buys the silk sin, then it's no longer available! Silk wedding sinhs can be custom-ordered, but it takes a minimum of two months and there needs to be clear communication that what is being ordered is exactly what you want. Silk wedding sins are expensive and range in price from usually about $200 - $1000 including the pha being. And anything that is for sale at the Morning Market we can make available to our customers. We are also friends with the owner of a high-end formal sinh gallery in Saphantongkang where they specialize in using silver and gold thread imported from France. The silk sinhs and pha beings are absolutely gorgeous and very expensive, but they're an option too! We'll take some photos of the sinhs and pha beings when we're in Laos in December to put on our website. Bai's sister, Bouasai who recently graduated from the University of Laos and is a weaver for Taykeo Textile Gallery heads our staff in Vientiane and she, like Bai, are experts in anything to do about silk sinhs. If you have any questions please contact us. We're here to help! by: Laos Essential Artistry 
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