Like Mother, Like Daughter: Then-and-Now Wedding Photos

Eriko's mother, Tomoko, wed in Japan in 1984. She wore a white wedding dress for part of her ceremony before switching to a traditional Japanese kimono.

"I would have loved to do that, too, but it seemed like a lot of work! Instead, I decided to incorporate as many Japanese decorative pieces and traditions as I could," Eriko says. Her mother hand-made origami cranes to accompany her daughter's seating cards and guests' place settings. With her mom's creative help, the bride also incorporated paper parasols and fans, as well as a Japanese sake-tasting tradition into the ceremony.