
•六至四个月前 都要安排双方家长见面.
可开始新居组贷或选购计划, 新居装修,
婚礼日期, 地点, 财政预算.
•三个月前 开始排期办理注册手续,列出婚礼及婚宴邀客名单.
开始印制喜帖,须订酒席选择酒楼式酒店,
选礼服,拍摄婚纱照.
•二个月前 准备过大礼物品,嫁妆,
预订婚礼化妆师及发型师,婚礼日摄影,录影及花车,
选购结婚戒指及饰物.购买新居用品,选择地方蜜月旅行.
•一个月前 可开始修发,电发,护发,脸部护理,健康饮食调理,
择定良辰吉日过大礼,
再试穿礼服以作修改.
所有礼品,家具,用品也应该送往新居.
•一至二个星期前 选择戒指,准备红包,
购买新衣,内衣,鞋子.
买招待客人的食物如汽水,酒,花生,瓜子,水果,蛋糕等等.
还要预订回门礼品.
•两天前 提醒摄影师,化妆师准时到场和记下他们的联络电话.
还要到美容室护理和时时保持充足的睡眠.
也别忘记发电给宾客,以便可计算婚宴席数.
然后就收拾旅行袋及证件,宜预先列好行事清单.
•一天前 提醒双方家人准时在家中进行头仪式.
婚礼当天准备带所需要用品.
还要保持心情轻松快乐.
取婚纱礼服,注意是否有损坏或问题.
准备红包给工作人员,司机和大妗姐.
•婚礼后 交还婚纱礼服给婚纱店,取回订金,计算婚礼开支.
三朝回门,准备带回门礼品.
然后可开开心心踏上蜜月之旅了.
传统婚礼过程
婚礼前的礼仪 1.送聘礼:婚礼前,男方就要到女方家送迎亲的聘礼。广州的风俗是要送鸡(意味着有生气)、椰子(有爷有子,天伦之福)、礼饼(送给女方的亲戚),而且还要送礼金,意味着男方家有钱,会让女子嫁过去享福。我们送聘礼是在22/12/08 早上
2.回礼:女方家也会接着回礼,礼物包括槟榔(意味着新郎)。
3.安床:在结婚前一晚上,女方会找一个有福气的男人(家庭美满,父母健在,有儿子)来安新房的新床,并且把花生、红枣、核桃等意味着早生贵子等好意头的食品放在床头。我们会在26/12/08 安床
4.嫁妆:新娘会在出嫁前,把娘家准备的嫁妆装在一只红皮箱里,等到第二天带到婆家去。
5.上头:结婚前晚,会选择一个吉时去拜神,拜天地,祈求幸福,并且会通知男方在同一时间拜。我会在28/12/08晚上,上头
6.梳头:新娘会请一个有福气的长辈来给自己梳头。
7.吃汤圆:意味着可以圆满成婚,圆满幸福。
婚礼当天的礼仪
1.迎亲:婚礼上午,男方的接亲队伍就要来女方家接亲了。现今,接新娘是整个婚礼的一大高潮。第一关便是“入门”。若要顺利接得美人归,必须经过一连串智力及体能测试,必要时还加上歌情话,但最重要的还是丰厚的“开门利市”,众姊妹满意后才开门。新郎应以花球迎娶新娘(新娘不可自制花球)。
2.找红鞋:新郎会在接新娘的房间里找给新娘穿的红鞋子,给新娘穿上后才能把新娘带走。
3.敬茶:新人再向双亲奉茶跪拜(若依照旧式俗例,新人未到男家拜见翁姑之前,不可跪拜,即新人应站着奉茶给女方父母。不过现时已没有这么讲究,想跪便去跪,以示心意)。
4.撑红伞、撒米:由伴娘撑红色伞伴新娘新郎出门,并且会边走边撒米给鸡吃,以免鸡啄到新娘。
5.绕吉祥路:迎接新娘的车必须绕着市区的吉祥路名的路走一圈。如吉祥路、惠福路等有好听吉祥之名的路。
6.过门:过门指新娘由女家出门后正式踏入男家,拜见翁姑及男家其他长辈。
7.婚礼:到酒店举行仪式,有司仪会主持仪式。
8.敬客:酒宴开始之后等到上鱼的时候,新娘换上传统的龙凤褂给客人敬茶。
9.入洞房:酒宴结束后新人会和一些朋友开始去新房参观或者娱乐。
10.回门:三朝回门指在婚后第三天,新妇由夫婿陪同,带备烧猪及礼品回娘家祭祖。
教你准确预算酒席数
一、敬请亲友赐覆
帖上应写上“敬请赐覆”,即请客人通知出席与否。帖上应清楚注明你的联络电话及地址,以便客人回复。若你设想周到,可附寄一张回复咭,好让亲友填妥后寄回。
二、致电确实出席
亲自打电话给宾客查询他们出席与否,直接又具诚意。若新人无暇兼顾众多宾客,可分散给筹委会成员代为办理。
三、订定席数申缩度
应订下“最低确保席数”及“最高预计席数”。
如确保十八席,预计二十席,这样便可加减两席。在极繁忙的好日子,新人可将出席率打八折,而普通日子则可预九成,最好向食肆请教,并最迟于婚宴前三日确定席数之申缩度。
婚宴上的新娘桌
在新婚礼仪中,重要的一项内容是婚宴,而新娘桌又是众人瞩目的焦点。
婚庆活动告一段落后,参加婚礼仪式的人员就可以坐下来好好用餐、畅饮和跳舞。即使婚宴所提供的食物只是一些开胃小菜,外加冰淇淋和结婚蛋糕,参加婚礼仪式的人员还是应该有一张专属新夫妻的 新娘桌,让新人可以坐下来舒舒服服享用食物和香槟,兴致来的时候还可以到舞池里去活动活动筋骨。即使在不是十分正式的婚宴上,新人也应该有座位卡,标示出 他们专属的座位。至于其他的宾客,婚宴会场内应该摆有几张比较小的桌子,好让他们在交际和跳舞之余有地方可以坐下来。
在新娘桌上,新娘和新郎应该紧邻而坐,而新郎的另一边则坐着大伴娘,新娘的另一边则是男傧相,紧邻男傧相则坐着小伴娘。招待和女傧相则按照男女相间的方式,依次安排座位。如果空间够大,应该邀请招待和女傧相的配偶或男女朋友一同坐在这张餐桌上。不过,如果参加婚礼仪式的人员数目众多,招待和女傧相的配偶或要好朋友可能就无法共坐这张新娘桌了,在这种情况下,只好请他们改坐在另一张紧邻的餐桌上。
在宾客都有座位的正式午宴或晚宴场合上,所有宾客及参加婚礼仪式的人,都应当有自己的座位卡和所坐餐桌的编号。
酒店行礼仪式
一般在喜宴上的仪式如下:1.新郎、新娘在宴会厅门口迎宾;
2.证婚人、介绍人、来宾、主婚人及亲属入席;
3.结婚典礼开始,奏《结婚进行曲》;
4.男女宾相引新郎、新郎入席;
5.司仪主持结婚仪式;
6.证婚人发言,宣读结婚证书;
7.来宾代表发言,祝贺词;
8.新郎、新娘交换信物;
9.开香槟酒、切结婚蛋糕、喝交杯酒;
10.双方家长上台,家长代表发言,祝贺词;
11.新郎、新娘相向双方家长三鞠躬,向来宾三鞠躬,相互三鞠躬;
12.合影;
13.举杯,司仪宣布宴会开始;
14.男女傧相引新郎新娘退席;
15.仪式结束。
2.证婚人、介绍人、来宾、主婚人及亲属入席;
3.结婚典礼开始,奏《结婚进行曲》;
4.男女宾相引新郎、新郎入席;
5.司仪主持结婚仪式;
6.证婚人发言,宣读结婚证书;
7.来宾代表发言,祝贺词;
8.新郎、新娘交换信物;
9.开香槟酒、切结婚蛋糕、喝交杯酒;
10.双方家长上台,家长代表发言,祝贺词;
11.新郎、新娘相向双方家长三鞠躬,向来宾三鞠躬,相互三鞠躬;
12.合影;
13.举杯,司仪宣布宴会开始;
14.男女傧相引新郎新娘退席;
15.仪式结束。
Choi Hsia!
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Just want to say Congrats! & your food looks so good!!! Envy....:)
oic!!! sure i remember you!!! How dare I forget ler..hehehe
ReplyDeletewow!! now you are in San Francisco...so far from me..hehe
I heard tat u get married too and pregnant already...congrats oh!!
yup, I got married last year & am 6months pregnant now...
ReplyDeleteU look so cute in the pics too..
U enjoying ur life in Dubai? How long will u be there?
I will be here till march 09. Because my FH work base on project. Once the project end. He will go to others country...Hope maybe one day we will go San Francisco..hehe
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what's the shicida method? maybe u want to email me the method? aiping7@gmail.com. Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat's does your hubby do/work as? He seem to travel alot...Ya, do come to san francisco...:)
ok!! I will search some useful information for you!! And email for u asap!! hehe
ReplyDeleteMy FH work as electrical engineer, he work with Switzerland company, Alstom. He'll assigned project to build power plan (electric supply) for a state, like some rural place still don't hv electric so the government will hire Alstom people to build power plant in tat state. They work in team, no my FH alone. So, when he go anywhere I will just packing and follow, same like other engineer. So, my friends here are all the wives from different country. hehe
How about you?? you work in San Francisco?? or your husband is San Francisco's people??
(Please forgive my poor english!!)
Thanks!
ReplyDeletesounds like a good company for your hubby & u get to travel alot too & meet new people!
I have been staying in San Francisco/ Bayarea, California since after finishing form 5 in 2001. I came here to study undergrad at Berkeley, California. Graduated in 2005. I have been working in San Francisco for almost 3 years already.
No, my husband is from Hong Kong. We met during university time. He is working too in South bay Silicon Valley (mostly for engineers).
Oh your english is good -no problem!
Keep in touch! :) Your tomyum steamboat is so yummy!! Your husband is so lucky to have you as his wife!! hahha..:)
I already sent you email. Please hv a look!! hehe
ReplyDeleteWow!! so long you stay there already..sure now you hv San Francisco's resident card. Wow!! married to Hong Kong's husband so lovely hehe!!
Yalo, after F5 i never see you again. And no news from others to tell me you already fly to oversea. I tot you study in college. hehe
I VERY ''XIAN MU'' U o..hahaha..can stay so sweet all de time...u have msn??can give me a..we can chat..!! i 2gether with him 2 years..but recently think tat 100 percent trust a person is not easy...i scared i will get hurt at last...
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ReplyDeleteAre you from Lovingyou forum?? Sure we can chat in MSN. My msn is choihsia2004@hotmail.com
Feel free to chat w me.
Pai sei, actually i just accidentally saw ur blog,i'm from penang too,just get married on january. Just a gentle reminder, dun expect ppl will give u the rvsp on ur wedding dinner, so u actualy dun do the table sitting plan, make it grouping. Example:-ur universiti friend, expect around 18 ppl, so make it a group,2 tables. So ur guest sitting will be first come first serve basics. End of the day, u will not wastinf that much of table. We done that on my wedding, and our table are just nice. My another friend did the sitting plan and rvsp, end up she waste more than 5 tables. Just a advise, hope u dun mind for my ke po...
ReplyDeletehello jovin,
ReplyDeleteI am so happy that you give me advice. I will keep in mind....because is first time handle so big function...i really no idea how to do it...really thank you your advice...i really appreciate it.
you also from Penang?? which part of penang?? I from BM one.hehehe
Hi Choihsia,
ReplyDeleteSo happy that u will reply, i tot i'm so ke po to leave that comment. I'm from penang island,nice to meet u. If u want comment for ur wedding, u r welcome to msn me thru jovintan@gmail.com.
Nice to meet you too!!! Where got Ke po,I am newbie ma...really need some advice from the senior. hahaha
ReplyDeleteI will add you in my msn.