Cambodian engagement photo shoot

How to: Get dolled up for a traditional engagement photo shoot!

Step 1: Select flashy dress.

Step 2: Select a fancy piece of jewelry, be handed 5 pounds of other matching pieces: tiaras, necklaces, brooches, earrings.

Step 3: Get painted.

Step 4: Get hair did.

Step 5: Get crowned.

Step 6: Get pinched and pinned into dress.

Step 7: Waddle to photography studio.

Step 8: Accept cheesy props from bashfully enthusiastic photographer. He pretends he doesn't always use them, but he is persistent and then thrilled with the result. Mentally prepare for him to later photoshop you to within an inch of your life.

Step 9: Get into it.

Voila!