Dressed in white at the top of the Canton Tower, Guangzhou, November 2018
The views over Guangzhou from this 450 meter high terrace make this upper viewing deck of the Canton Tower a popular place for pre-wedding photos. The clarity of view depends on the level of air-borne pollution but, clear view or not, the soon-to-be-married couples pick their spot, circled by tourists riding around in the bubble tram, and enjoy the moment.
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Over to all of you to join the challenge with your own white post.
To join the challenge, please use pingback by putting a link in your post to the URL of this post, allowing others to have the opportunity to visit and join the challenge. Then come back here and leave us a comment.
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Thanks to everyone who brought us some circles last week – I am home now and have hopefully popped over to see all your contributions. My head was certainly spinning with all your circles. We had plenty of rolling circles, time-telling circles and festive circles; plus, Sue brought us some wine-related circles, Irene showed us a fascinating star, Maria agave us an enticing abstract, and Robert brought us a sink!
If you didn’t have chance to check them out, the links are below.
Aletta at Now at Home
Alice at The 59 Club
Brian at Bushboy’s World
Cee’s Photography
Eklastic at Pictures Imperfect
Heart to Heart
Irene at Heaven’s Sunshine
Irene at Heaven’s Sunshine 2
Jackie at JunkBoat Travels
Jason at Proscenium
Jesh Studio
Maria at Kamerapromenader
Life Amazing
Lin’s Doodles
Little Pieces of Me
Nicole at Une photo, un poème
Photo Robert’s Blog
Bren at Ryan Photography
Su Leslie at Zimmerbitch
Sue at Words Visual
Yvette at Priorhouse Blog
Next week’s theme will be anticipation, which hopefully fits well with this hectic time of year, and the approach of a new one.
Other forthcoming themes are listed here, and to see previous weeks of this challenge, click here
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 16 December 2018
Posted as part of One Word Sunday
Travel with Intent 
Hi, Debbie. Lovely “white” shots for the theme. Great location too.
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It was a fun spot to get a view of local culture
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These Welsh sheep may be a bit grubby, but they still pass as white, Debbie… just about! http://bit.ly/JJ-sheep
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Lovely Bride, Gown, Setting, all of it. Thx
https://quincyharley.wordpress.com/2018/12/17/white
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Beautiful pictures. I love the gauzy white and splashes of orange. Here’s my take on white, not quite as subtle. https://catsandtrailsandgardentales.com/2018/12/17/winter-bouquet/
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Hi Debbie, here is my entry for this week.
https://ceenphotography.com/2018/12/17/one-for-sunday-december-11-challenges-white/
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Lovely in white! Here’s some more – https://myheart2heart.blog/2018/12/17/warli-art-in-white/
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Was hoping for a pingback……..oh well
here’s a bit of white Debbie
http://bushboy.blog/2018/12/17/white-2/
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I was slow with the wingback – but always happy to welcome you twice 🙂
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Love the double welcome from the wingback chair 😀 😀
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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hi debbie, wonderful wedding photos that you have taken to the challenge theme, here is my contribution for this week, https://wp.me/p2AvI7-2Ys.
greetings robert
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We see Asian Weddings in San Francisco all the time. My daughter and her friends got married on farms and parks locally. So you from England posted a wedding in China here is a photo of a wedding in England. I happened upon. https://lightwords.blog/2018/12/16/about-white-horse/
We saw a lot of weddings in Bath too. It was the middle of June of course.
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We see a lot of these pre-wedding shoots here in Toronto as well.
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I love seeing wedding parties when travelling! We saw quite a few when we were in HOng Kong.
https://junkboattravels.blogspot.com/2018/12/white.html
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I had seen the pre wedding shoots but the idea of giving out the photos at the wedding is new to me…interesting. Fun place to do this at.
Mine this week is pretty far away from a planned wedding shoot.
https://littlepiecesofme1.wordpress.com/2018/12/16/white/
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https://nowathome.wordpress.com/2018/12/16/white/
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It seems very busy on that terrace, Debbie. Here’s my entry: https://wp.me/sVkLb-white
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At least it’s not traditional. I am not sure if pre-wedding photos have arrived in Germany yet (we are usually a few years behind in these trends) but I totally agree with the lack of emotion (felt, if the photographer is good not necessarily seen). In Germany the photos are often taken between the ceremony and the reception, resulting in the couple having a grand, fashionably late entrance (eagerly awaited because everybody is hungry and thirsty). Of course, it sucks if the weather is rotten. And I’ve been to a wedding where the photos were taking during the reception with this group of the family, with that one, with those friends … the festivities were continually interrupted by the photographer calling another lot to be photographed. And the poor couple spent the whole afternoon posing.
Okay, enough of “it used to be better” nattering. My contribution is as far away from a wedding photo that I could think (not intentionally, I had prepared it): https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2018/12/16/his-name-is-streak/
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Here’s my entry : https://wp.me/p78tWI-G1
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Happy Sunday! 🙂
https://ladyleemanilablog.wordpress.com/2018/12/16/driving-home/
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Well, here’s mine: https://suejudd.com/2018/12/16/one-word-sunday-white/
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I have seen a couple of those in the Botanical Garden with a whole crew of people taking photos both with stills, videos and drones.
Great captures of this new phenomena.
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What an idea – even though China is communistic, there’s a huge entrepreneural s[irt with this country.
Mine for white is here. https://wp.me/p9EWyp-r9
Thanks for hosting and hopre to see you back at All Seasonss:)
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Capturing the moment is very important in China – selfies abound, as does posing for shots at any moment
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And it’s a huge industry now. With many couples travelling abroad for photos. The photos are the displayed and handed out at the actual wedding ceremony.
There is an Australian documentary film, China Love, that looks at this. I haven’t been able to track down a copy to watch – worth looking out for I think
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I’ve seen them in Sydney and here in Auckland. Mini-buses disgorge couples and their crews and they all find a spot at some scenic location and have their shoot. It’s surreal to watch.
Thanks for the info about the documentary. I’d love to see it and will be searching for a copy!
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It was shown at the Sydney film festival I believe
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Ooh. I must check the NZ festival archive just in case. We often get the same films as the Aussie festivals.
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I find the whole “pre-wedding” photo industry really weird. I wonder if these (ordinary) people can bring any real emotion to a photo when they are surrounded by a camera crew (complete with hair and make-up people) and a bunch of other people with similar crews. It really blurs the lines between professional modelling and portraiture.
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I agree, Su
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It’s amazing how whole industries can pop up around an unexpected requirement.
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That’s so true.
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