Nov 14, 2011

VietNamese Wedding ! :)

















According to traditional wedding, we have to have many steps for a right perfect process. But nowadays, if finishing all of steps will be very complicated and waste of time, so we decrease some steps and we have now mainly 3 important steps for a couple to become "husband and wife ^^" : engagement, pre-wedding and wedding party ( I dont know how to use the right words but temporarily they are like this ^^...) Some family only have 2 steps, some just need 1, also Ok!!!
The simple process is that the Groom family come to the Bride house, bring gifts to the Bride family ( some boys belongs to the Groom will bring gifts, hand over to some girls of the Bride ( boy and girl stand outside opposite each other, in the photo - I am one of the girls, was chosen because of nice ^^ ^0^ maybe...) , then all of us enter the house, then the leader will making speech of " asking to marry to bride". After talking and saying something between 2 parties, relatives present gold ring, necklace, ...... ( sorry I dont know how to explain more because I often stand outside to wait, not join the talk, but simply like that, hic hic waiting also very tired out..:( ), we jump in the car and go to The Groom house. This means that The Groom come to ask and pick up The Bride to their house ( in my country, the Bride will come and live in the Groom house - some special case on the contrary only because The Groom has no house or something like that...)
Coming to the Groom house, they continue doing some steps same same ( relatives giving gold ring, necklace, money,...to GroomBride) ... And lastly go to restaurant for a party. In some family, they throw wedding party at home and eating, singing, dancing also at home.
We go to the restaurant. GB with GB's parents stand outside to greet guest, at this time we was taking photos outside too^^. When guest come, guest put money into the wedding invitations and put wedding invitations into a heart box, sign name and enter the hall. ( in my country guest dont present gilf like the West's countries. We present "money" so that GB can use money to pay for the Wedding party fee.
After greeting guest and everything is fully ok, the restaurant will start their process to congratulate GB. After having a good time with tasty dishes, Guest go outside to take photos with GB, saying goodbye and going home. Simply like this ^^
I am sure that this still not yet enough as I lack of words to describe more :( . But I think it is generally like this in any wedding party here. Is it interesting? Wishing you could come here and joining our traditional wedding. If you come to VN, we are happy if you join our country's wedding party. ^^ Welcome to Viet Nam!!! ^^ ^^