tow/chang wedding

Speaking of special weddings, Adam Tow and Rae Chang were officially wed at SF City Hall on June 1, 2005, where I photographed them with Ex-Mayor Willie Brown, who happened to be walking around the premises. Adam and Rae had a very cool-looking judge marry them, and outside, a protest raged on against our wonderful governor — which Rae promptly jumped into upon walking outside. (I can still hear Adam protesting: “Look! There are police. I don’t want to go to the slammer! :)

On June 19th, Adam and Rae had their public wedding ceremony, which was attended by 200 relatives (!) and 100 friends. They really put a lot of work in the wedding. Tables were character-themed (e.g. Xena, Alien, Simpsons, etc.), and at each seat was a photograph in a small, silver frame, of its intended inhabitant. Adam and Rae also put together a pre-ceremony art show in the common area of the Quinlan Community Center, which featured their creative wedding invitations and old photographs of family members. Best of all, there was a JABBA CAKE, complete with a thick, wormy, chocolate tail. We ate Jabba, and he was yummy. I sat at a table with Vienna Teng, Jim Batcho, Felicia Sze, Steven Kam, Alisa Wong, Anne Lau, and Rod Saito.

The next morning we (Adam, Rae, Alisa, Petrice, and I) drove down the coastline a bit and had drinks and a snack at the Moss Beach Distillery.

Adam has posted an official wedding photos page on his site.

You can see the entire photo collection from the various Tow/Chang wedding events, if you know the password. (If you feel you should have access, contact me or Adam.) But if you don’t have access, you can see some of them here:

Adam and Rae show off their wedding materials

Rae Chang and Adam Tow pose with ex-Mayor Willie Brown

Adam is a sushi-eating monster

In front of City Hall: Rae's parents, Rae, Adam, and Randy

Adam, Rae, and certificate

Randy: A New Breed of Photographer

Adam Tow and Rae Chang. Dramatic lighting.

Adam kept saying, "it could have been you and me..."

Adam and Rae, with wedding certificate.

Adam Tow

Adam and Rae meet the judge who will marry them

Randy and Edna, witnesses

Right above the staircase at City Hall

Adam and Rae's Civil Ceremony

Adam and Rae's Civil Ceremony

Adam and Rae's Civil Ceremony

Adam and Rae's Civil Ceremony

Group photo: Erik, Rae, Rae's parents, Rae, Adam, Mei, Eric, Randy

Adam and Rae on wedding day

Adam and Rae like to do this wonder twins thing...

Battle!

Rae enthusiastically joins in the protest (Adam is getting nervous)

Adam and Rae at City Hall Protest

Adam and Rae at City Hall Protest

Rae gets her hair done

Rae gets her hair done

Rae Chang, hair almost ready

Adam Tow, Canon warrior

Jim Batcho and Vienna Teng

Jim Batcho and Rae Chang

Vienna and Rae

Yuji and Dardy

Vienna, Jeremy, and Cindy

Levi and Vanessa

The Chang sisters

Auntie Mei

Lots of people with SLRs

Rae and her parents

Adam and Rae: ceremony

Chung-Man Tam (the center of the social universe) + others

Rod Saito and John Blake came into town for the wedding

Have you, the wing?

Adam and Rae

They love this stance

Rae and Adam

Chris and Cindy Emura

Cindy Mong and Vienna Teng blow bubbles

Group photo

Rae, Adam, and Edna

Rae and Adam dance

Rae and Adam dance

Rae and best man, Randy

Table #1

Jabba chocolate cake!

Jim can't resist...

Steven Kam and Felicia Sze

Randy makes a toast

Adam, Rae, and friends

Adam and Rae cut open Jabba

Rae and Adam

Jade rings

Eric Cheng eats a tiny octopus