5 things you should know about Chinese Wedding traditions and customs!

5 things you should know about Chinese Wedding traditions and customs

1. Do not take off your shoes until your chinese wedding ceremony is over.
2. The bride and groom will first enter the groom's family home under the pants of the groom's unmarried elder brother.
3. Parents are served tea before grandparents at the chinese wedding tea ceremony.

4. The bride must change clothes before her home visit to symbolize the passage of 3 days.

5. A whole roast pig with tail is given to the bride's family at the bride's home visit to declare that she was a virgin before marriage.


So you are having your chinese wedding soon?

You are having your chinese wedding soon and everyone start telling you bits and pieces of chinese wedding customs and traditions.
Some sound like they are just pulling your leg and some are just downright silly. You are not sure which you want to believe and follow, and which to chuck out.
May be your Mum is not very convincing either, she is probably calling up all her friends and relatives to check with them what to do.

　Confused about what to do?

Well... it was just as confusing and amusing during my wedding, my brothers' wedding and my cousins' weddings.
Are we losing our chinese heritage and culture? I have 2 little kids and I would like them to be able to appreciate and enjoy their heritage when it is time for their weddings. So this is my little contribution to preserving our chinese wedding culture.

　　Hey! Don't worry, I know something about chinese wedding traditions!


I have decided to put down all that I know of chinese wedding as my effort in helping to preserve some chinese heritage and culture. I have interviewed my mum, mum-in-law, aunts and relatives, researched at museums, read books and trawled the web for chinese wedding traditions and customs, and their significance.
I blended these with the practical aspect of organising a chinese wedding, such as the recommended timeframe, the items and persons needed to perform the various ceremonies and rituals.
Do continue to write, although having gone back to a fulltime job which keeps me very busy but happy, my response might not be as prompt as I would like to be. Be patient with me.
I am also encouraged that students are able to use the information here for their projects and research on culture. Do let me know when you want to use some of my stuff, remember to credit my website as your reference.