As our good friend wonbin has come back to Malaysia for her wedding, lets have a look at the usual Chinese Wedding in Malaysia.
1) The couple agree to have a wedding. This might seemed redundant, but that is exactly what happen nowadays. The couple might decide not to have a wedding at all.
2) Get themselves registered. The timing of registration varies greatly. Some register about one month before the wedding ceremony, while some only have their wedding ceremony years after the registration.
3) Decide on the date of the wedding ceremony. Though the couples generally will choose the date to their likings, there are some other deciding factors:
- Prosperous date according to Lunar Calendar
- Their own Bazi
- Availability of restaurant / hotel
Thus, the date of the wedding usually is decided more than 6 months before the actual ceremony, sometimes up to a year earlier.
4) Printing of the wedding invitation card.
Generally, as far as possible, invitation card is hand-delivered. (within same locality) It is consider insincere should you send the card to someone within the same neighbourhood.
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How was your wedding? How long did you plan? …. er… can still remember or not? Hehe.
I think, my perkahwinan is the most simple one, among so many family members & friends.
Me & my wife just pay about RM50 to get registered. That’s all. Period.
NO wedding, NO weddding photo, NO YumSing, NO newspaper advertisment, NO printing cards, NO need to give cake, NO need to give Hong Pao, Nothing at all.
OK, OK I remember … we just bought 1 pair of wedding band at about S$300+ only.
Is not that we cannot afford, or not willing to spend. We just feel that we don’t want to follow “the standard procedure”.
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Hi, my sis-in-law is getting married this coming Oct. Her husband to be is from Kuching while we are in KL. One wierd thing about their wedding is there are two wedding dates!!!! My sis-in-law will married of from our home on 15th to her husband house in KL. Then, she will married of again on 20th from hotel in Kuching to her mum-in-law’s house. I thought Chinese pantang. Ceremony should be done only one time.
Ch’ng Welcome to my blog.
Oh yes, that is the usual practise.
If both parties are from different places, then usually there will be two dates.
Nope. As far as I know, that is not among the Chinese Pantang.