Saturday, December 29, 2007
Hmm...
Seems that things turned out pretty good.
Eric from Volans Coulture agreed to just pay the balance $ to him ONLY! =)
Of course, + the $250 which myself wants to change the evening gown to theirs!
Yesterday pretty rush for me and Bun.
In the late afternoon, we rushed to ECP to pass invitation card to my poly fren who is working there.
After which, we headed to bridal shop to collect the ribbons for my convoy cars.
Over at Volans Coulture, I saw Serene from FJC, Fit Jazz Club. So qiao lor! She's getting married on the 2nd Jan 08 and she was there to do her final fitting.
Headed home for dinner and waited for Han Ling, my sec sch mate to come my house and pick up the invitation card. Will be inviting her and her mum. So funny lor, her mum wants to dress up chio chio come my wedding dinner. haa. machiam my mum like tt.
after she came and pick up, Bun and me headed to WCM to distribute the ribbons. But we got to leave at 9.30pm cos we meeting Rich & Bren for MJ. hehe.
Today is our Guo Da Li (Betrothal Process 纳彩, 下娉 or 过大礼)
Formal Betrothal process actually starts when the parents of both sides start to go into serious discussions to determine the required Betrothal gifts 娉礼, the amount for the Bride’s Dowry 娉金, how many dinner tables to be given and what is needed for the Return of Gifts 回礼. Finally, they would ask for the Fortune Teller or Feng Shui Masters to select auspicious dates for Betrothal and Wedding ceremony.
Some of the traditions are being replaced with the Ang Pow to represent the particular item needed in order to fulfill the customary wedding process.
Some of the items that are being replaced with Ang Pows include:
~ A pair of Sugar Canes
~ A pair of Chicken – One Rooster and One hen
~ A pair of Pork Trotters – Front leg
Most common Betrothal Gifts still applicable nowadays and according to different Dialect Groups include:
Applicable to most Dialect Groups:
Cakes with Cream Toppings come in small square pieces and mostly eight to ten pieces in a box (depending on how many boxes are being requested by the bride’s family)
Two bottles of hard liquor
Oranges – in even numbers
Canned pork legs – in even numbers
Two pairs of dragon and phoenix candles 龙凤烛,
Bride’s Dowry 娉金; wrapped in Red Cloth or slotted into Red Packet
Hokkien:
~ Chinese baked Cakes (Big Biscuit)
~ Packets of Rice Candies
And so, my Grandma only asked for :
Bride’s Dowry 娉金; wrapped in Red Cloth or slotted into Red Packet
Two bottles of hard liquor
Oranges – in even numbers
Canned pork legs – in even numbers
Two pairs of dragon and phoenix candles 龙凤烛,
30 boxes of cakes
Simplified right? hehe. =)
Our auspicious hours is from 1pm - 3pm. Bunny will reach at 1pm and after that, my parents got to go distribute all the cakes! Hope I don need to join~
