Supannee Kaewmanee gives a blessing to her new son-in-law Larry and her daughter Morakot. The white bands around their heads are good luck threads worn as a symbol of the two becoming one in marriage.

Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering Associate Dean of Research Dennis Helder and his wife, Susan; Nancy Welch, the groom’s mother; Supannee Kaewmanee, the bride’s mom; groom Larry Leigh and bride Morakot Kaewmanee offer rice and food to the monks as part of the blessing ceremony.