Manh D. Vu

Home is where your Love is…

Just a simple wedding photo, the simplicity from a traditional Vietnamese dress to an amateur photographer who received the payment is just two jars of prawn fiber. This is my first time doing a wedding photoshoot, and it is a bit of pressure to do it for my two dear friends. I really hope you two enjoy the photos and memories in Venice.

The story began on a beautiful day when I received the news that my friend from Vietnam was coming to faraway Italy and would like to have a wedding album in Venice. At that time, I worried that my old cameras could not take quality pictures for them. I did not know if this was good luck or bad luck, but my old camera was accidentally broken, and my friend came here to bring me the new camera I had recently bought.

Knowing them for a long time, I have been seeing them together for about ten years. There were times when they were separated in different places, one was in Japan, the other in Vietnam, and then one came back to Vietnam, and the other went to France. But so far, I’m happy they are still together. Despite the geographical distance, they still found each other in Venice. I truly admire the way they were showing love, the way they looked, and the way they were taking care of each other. They were always holding hands during the photoshoot session. It made me feel like they were at home. The home is not Venice or Vietnam but is staying close to the one you love.

I have never opened up to share my thoughts about love, but maybe all I want is just a simple love like them. I have been to many places and visited many countries but have never given up on my dream of finding a “home.” Just one and only is enough for me.

I wish Huy and Huong a lifetime of love, happiness, and each other!

– Manh D. Vu

“Home is where the heart is
And my heart is anywhere you are
Anywhere you are is home

I don’t need a mansion on a hill
That overlooks the sea
Anywhere you’re with me is home

Maybe I’m a rolling stone
Who won’t amount to much
But everything that I hold dear
Is close enough to touch

For home is where the heart is
And my heart is anywhere you are
Anywhere you are is home
Home, home, home, home…”

– Home is where the heart is, Elvis Presley