Matsushima - Weddings

The first place we saw in Matsushima was the Kyohei Fujita Museum of Glass, which had many gorgeous glass works of art, and a very beautiful and famous ocean garden. As it turned out, the museum was a very popular spot for weddings. It the hour or so that we were there, we saw three completely different styled weddings.

The Traditional Japanese Wedding - The bride and groom were dressed up in traditional Japanese style wedding garments. Their reception was held in a little open air room above the garden, looking out over the ocean. It was like watching something take place from another world.

The Chapel Wedding - When we finally averted our stares from the stunning traditional wedding taking place, we turned to see another bride, dressed in white, having a wedding in the little domed chapel which was set in the midst of the garden.


The Museum Wedding - We were leaving the museum when suddenly the staff members started sending us back the way we had come. I had no idea what was going on at first until we saw yet another bride making her way towards the entrance to the main part of the museum. It was truly the most stunning thing I had ever seen. I couldn't even think to take a picture. The main hallway leading to the museum's exhibits was darkened, with the friends and family members lining the walls and either side, and the minister standing at the end. The bride's dress had at least a six foot train. We watched in awe as the many woman surrounding her arranged the entire dress so that it fell in the perfect places around her as she walked down the aisle. It was quite some time before we were able to turn away.