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A good fortune woman will install the bridal bed in the bridal room up to 12 days before the wedding day on an auspicious date. New red or pink bedsheets are used and a plate of dried longans, lotus seeds, red dates, persimmons, sprig of pomegranate leaves together with 2 red packets are placed on the bed. A pair of bedside lamps is lit to symbolize adding sons to the family.
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The bride?s parents may include the bride’s dowry with the return gifts on the day of betrothal or deliver the dowry a few days before the wedding. The chinese dowry typically include
I found a wonderful web site on Chinese wedding customs. Very thankful as I need to understand the wedding custom of my own culture…the following 4 posts are taken from this page.
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Up to a month and at least three days before the wedding day, the groom and a friend or a matchmaker will deliver the betrothal gifts on the auspicious date chosen.
Western and chinese wedding cakes, peanut candies, together with two bottles of brandy, at least six tins of canned pork legs and even number of oranges are included in the wedding gift baskets. Two pairs of dragon and phoenix candles ???are also included.
Also included is gold jewellery from the groom?s parents to the bride such as the cantonese?s dragon and phoenix bangle ??? or the teochew?s four items of gold ???.
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For this week, I had completed some of the necessary things to be done. I met up with my uncle who owns a printing firm and he is willing to print my inserts at zero-profit. (If you go to outside printer, they may charg you at about 80cents per insert)
Inserts are the little piece of paper in between the wedding invitation cards:
Below are the 11 info you need to fill in before you go to the printer:
1) couples names in Chinese and English
2) couples’ parents names in Chinese and Mandarin
3) Hotel’s ballroom in Chinese and English, inclusive of address in both languages
My head is bulging. Imagine a ballon inflating in your head…i feel like this right now. i just had my test…totally demoralised…studied so hard and yet, i don’t think i did well. but i did my best.
now, im still learning to cope with my anxiety and stress level. sometimes, i wonder how much stress my body can take? work+studies+wedding+ some other things that only people around me can sense it…
?now, im just doing my best to cope and to really keep my mind blank sometimes, consciously…free from any thought and worries…i’m just like anybody…a normal person..trying to live my life the best i can…