Wedding Preparation

Hey....I'm starting to prepare for the BIG DAY now....feeling a little excited over the gowns & buying of stuffs.....keke...

I realised Cantonese is not that "irritating" in customs afterall you know??Look at the following & you shall decide for yourselves....but the "VIRGIN" tingy is damn hilarious....i called Didi & read it out to him...he laugh out so loud,he's rolling....

Ok....let's start with the "ever" mafan CANTONESE!!!!

Guo Da Li ( Cantonese )

Groom side must give:

-A basket of 12 oranges

- A medium size roast pig with pig's head and legs

- A big piece of roast pork

- 2 bottles of hard liquor

-Boxes of cakes would depends on the number of boxes requested by the bride's side

- 2 sets of " Long and Feng" candles-" Pin Jin" for bride's mother ( amount depending on how much the bride's side request )

- A pair of gold bracelets or a LAI SEE for the bride to buy jewellery

- LAI SEE for " Shoe Gold" please write " shoe gold" on the back of the LAI SEE

-LAI SEE for Grandparents, Godparents and siblings

-A packet of " Fai Cai, Chinese mushroom and "Fa Gao"

Bride side to return to groom:

-Chop off the middle section of the roast pig leaving the head and the legs of the pig. Replaced the chopped off section with a pair of pants ( wrapped in plastic) for the groom. ( This will bring " Da Fu Da Gui" to the groom

- Return portion of the " Pin Jin" to the groom side

- 2 bottles of Rose Syrup or F&N orange

- Give a teapot set with red dates and lotus seeds inside the teapot ( to bring descendant luck)

- Give a packet of ginko nuts, lotus seeds, red dates and dried longans

-Pass a pair of " Feng" candles for groom to bring back

- Bride must give LAI SEE to groom's parents, siblings and nephews/niece ( for buying new clothes

Traditionally :

Day 1 - groom picks bride for tea ceremony

Night 1 - bridal night.

Day 2 - groom tells his parents bride is a virgin (after bridal night). Groom's parents buy a pig for bride's parents, acknowledging that bride is virgin.

Day 3 - groom and bride return to bride's parents' home for tea ceremony, with the pig.

Quite poor thing right the Cantonese Girls'??Marry Daughter still need to give so much!!!!keke*kathy is cantonese lor*

Wait PEOPLE,Come Back and dun sigh.....look at the worst to come!!!!!

See these Hokkien Blood Suckers!!! *didi is hokkien*

Guo Da Li(Hokkien)

Groom To bring

-24 cans of pig trotters ( bride to return some)

-Red packet $1200-$1800 ( bride to return $200-$800)

-Biscults/Cakes ( bride to return the number groom wants)

-2 bottles of Martell ( bride to return 2x bottle of orange juice)

-1 pair of Long Feng Zhu ( groom takes phoenix and bride takes dragon)

-Gold ( Si Dian Jin)

-Oranges ( bride to return some)

-Big Basket ( for groom to put things in, bride to put things in return and groom to carry back )

-Fa Guo-Ang Pow for Match Maker ( if any )

-Rock Sugar-Melon Sugar

Bride To Return

-Pants for the groom

-Ang Pows for groom's parents and unmarried siblings-2 bottles of honey/1.5L of soft drinks in exchange for the Martell

-Towels wrapped up as presents for groom's parents,grandparents and aunties

-2 lamps ( either battery operated or electrically operated)

-Comforter set, blankets,Pillows for brides, bedsheets, bolster ( tie together using red ribbons)

-suitcase to put bride's clothes, new set of pyjamas etc

-2 tea set ( for groom's side and bride's side)

-Baby Bath Pail-Face Basin

-Xi Stickers ( includes 2 big ones to paste on master bedroom door and main wooden door)

-Ruler-Ribbons 3 different sizes ( Big ones to tie pillows)

-Fans ( 1 pair) not for Hainanese custom

-Home slippers not for hainanese and cantonese custom

-Handkerchief ( optional)

-Spittoon

-1 Sewing box with 6/8/12 rolls of threads & needles & scissors ( to tie red ribbons on scissors)

-Mirror and comb

-Mouth rinse container

-Yan Ji ( 10 Big and 10 small)

-Red Strings ( 1 pair)

-Variety of gold Jewellery displayed in a box ( has to show to the in laws, then the bride keep after the actual day or depends on when mother in law returned)

-Longans, Red dates, Bai he, Lotus seeds, Rock Sugar and Yuan Bing

-Fa Gao

-Pig Trotters, red packets ( $18), biscults for matchmaker ( if any)-Red Banner ( for bride)

-Red Packet ( for bride)

( All these above items prepared by brides to be taken back to groom side)

*Kathy rolls eyes...they bring everything but takes back more!!!!!*Kaoz....bloodsuckers lor.....And i dun understand wat the hell they need suitcase for?逃命？？Haiz.....

P.S Didi....Why not you marry me lah....i more wu hua!!!!