vietnamese wedding dress color image
The New Mr
I am getting married to a Vietnamese guy, and I hear that usually the guests arrive anywhere from an hour to 2 hours late for the reception. I want to print to invitations- 5:00 for the Vietnamese side, and 6:00 for the American side in hopes that we start everything around 6:30. Do you think that will work?
Also, should we order some or' dourvs (like eggrolls) for guests that actually show up on time? I don't want them waiting around starving.
Typically in a Vietnamese wedding, they don't do the bouquet toss or garter. But we want to do that at our wedding. A lot of the older guests leave RIGHT after the cake, so should we do the toss before or after we cut the cake?
Any other suggestions/things I should know about a Vietnamese/Asian wedding? My family is part Japanese, but the culture and traditions for weddings is way different than Vietnamese and Chinese culture and traditions.
Answer
I am Viet and have been to numerous Viet weddings and it is true that Viet time is an hour or two later that regular time. For instance if your supposed to be at a Viet person's house to dinner at the exact time that they say, then chances are the food is not ready and you will be left waiting for some time.
All of the weddings I have gone to have had bouquet and garter tosses in addition to some weddings games. Its really your choice as to whether you want to do it before or after the cake though I think that it is usually reserved for after the cake when everyone is ready to let loose and dance. The older people will probably leave after the cake cutting but usually don't eat the cake and also only after their table is greeted by the bride/groom. At all the weddings I have gone to the bride and groom have to go to each table to personally thank their guests for attending. Also in Vietnamese tradition it is the groom's side that is responsible for wedding expenses. It is also customary for the bride to change dresses 2+ times throughout the reception( one being the traditional Vietnamese dress called an Ao Dai[red], the american white wedding dress, and possibly another wedding dress-like gown but of a different color). And there is almost always a Vietnamese band and karaoke. Also Vietnamese weddings most of the Vietnamese guests will almost always give money instead of gifts which usually helps the couple pay for the reception venue, etc.
Food is a MAJOR thing too in our culture. My cousin is currently planning his wedding and he just wants a small intimate affair but his traditional parents refuse to because they believe that if they have it any other place than a restaurant or banquet hall then guests will think the family is cheap. Also it is also customary to have about a 10 course meal at least(1st course: cold meat plate, 2nd course: sharkfin soup. 3rd: pekking duck, 4th: walnut shrimp...and so on the last being dessert. Not each person has a plate of these foods, each table gets a plate or two and each person eats what they want) Anything less is usually considered cheap though I don't know why.
Also if you are planning on doing the traditional "wedding", where the grooms family has to bring "gifts" to the brides family and then "sweep" the bride back to the grooms house for the ceremony then well thats alot more work. What I personally suggest is to blend your cultures. My fiance is caucasian and so the wedding will be a traditional american wedding and then our reception will be more Asian. Goodluck let me know if you need any more info!
I am Viet and have been to numerous Viet weddings and it is true that Viet time is an hour or two later that regular time. For instance if your supposed to be at a Viet person's house to dinner at the exact time that they say, then chances are the food is not ready and you will be left waiting for some time.
All of the weddings I have gone to have had bouquet and garter tosses in addition to some weddings games. Its really your choice as to whether you want to do it before or after the cake though I think that it is usually reserved for after the cake when everyone is ready to let loose and dance. The older people will probably leave after the cake cutting but usually don't eat the cake and also only after their table is greeted by the bride/groom. At all the weddings I have gone to the bride and groom have to go to each table to personally thank their guests for attending. Also in Vietnamese tradition it is the groom's side that is responsible for wedding expenses. It is also customary for the bride to change dresses 2+ times throughout the reception( one being the traditional Vietnamese dress called an Ao Dai[red], the american white wedding dress, and possibly another wedding dress-like gown but of a different color). And there is almost always a Vietnamese band and karaoke. Also Vietnamese weddings most of the Vietnamese guests will almost always give money instead of gifts which usually helps the couple pay for the reception venue, etc.
Food is a MAJOR thing too in our culture. My cousin is currently planning his wedding and he just wants a small intimate affair but his traditional parents refuse to because they believe that if they have it any other place than a restaurant or banquet hall then guests will think the family is cheap. Also it is also customary to have about a 10 course meal at least(1st course: cold meat plate, 2nd course: sharkfin soup. 3rd: pekking duck, 4th: walnut shrimp...and so on the last being dessert. Not each person has a plate of these foods, each table gets a plate or two and each person eats what they want) Anything less is usually considered cheap though I don't know why.
Also if you are planning on doing the traditional "wedding", where the grooms family has to bring "gifts" to the brides family and then "sweep" the bride back to the grooms house for the ceremony then well thats alot more work. What I personally suggest is to blend your cultures. My fiance is caucasian and so the wedding will be a traditional american wedding and then our reception will be more Asian. Goodluck let me know if you need any more info!
what to wear to a Vietnamese wedding?
Lady Dee
It's my brother's wedding this weekend. When the groom is going to the bride to drink tea, ask permission, and etc I don't know what to wear. I have this dress that is a cream color on the top area. The top area have ruffle and the rest of the dress if black. My second option is a gradient dress. It starts off white then fades to grey and goes to black. It's a floral print dress. My last option is a navy blue dress with small flowers that are a bit white and the leaves is a green. I don't want to get looks for wearing black, but my mom said it's fine since I'm a younger sibling.
Answer
I think whichever dress you pick will be fine, since they're not all-black.
The Vietnamese are strict about modesty (not showing too much cleavage or skin), but they're not strict about colors.
I think whichever dress you pick will be fine, since they're not all-black.
The Vietnamese are strict about modesty (not showing too much cleavage or skin), but they're not strict about colors.
Powered by Yahoo! Answers
No comments:
Post a Comment