Wedding Events
Thursday, March 27, 2008 | 9-11am, 1pm-3pm, 7pm-11pm
Bed Preparation (安 床 吉 日 吉 时)
Things to Buy:
1) Small Double Xi Plate
2) 2 Longans
3) 2 Red Dates
4) Lotus Seeds
5) Bai He
6) 2 Red Packets (Any auspicious amt will do)
7) 4 set of of Big & Small Yuan coin with twenty cents (to place each at 4 corners of bed under mattress)
Procedures to Follow:
1) If groom's parents ang chuang, then couple give ang pow to each of them.
2) If couple an chuang, no need ang pow for anybody.
3) After an chuang, nobody supposed to enter the master bedroom from then onwards, only couple allowed. But no sleeping on the bed.
4) Xi plate with longans, etc leave on bed for 12 days.
5) Boil water with longans, etc and drink after 12 days. If fall short of 12 days, leave plate aside and boil with water once 12 days is up after customary.
6) 2 ang pows keep, don't use money inside.
7) Yan Ji don't throw, leave them there forever.
安床(整理床铺)
由'好命人'把新床稍微移动一下, 在新床的四角各置一封红包或缘钱, 象征无限的祝福, 但愿财运亨通, 富贵吉祥. 让小男孩上床跳跃玩乐, 希望新人将来早生贵子, 子孙满堂. 床上还要放一些扁柏, 红枣, 2粒橙, 瓜子, 莲子百合及其他糖果. 先把准新郎的衣服放进衣橱, 然后才放进准新娘的衣服. 分别在衣橱的门, 梳妆镜及房门贴上一个双喜的红纸. 所有桌子, 衣橱的抽屉, 必须放进一包缘钱, 一封红包或扁柏, 象征新人世世代代都丰衣足食.
潮洲/福建: 偏爱让家翁, 家姑或祖家翁主持安床仪式, 甚至有些准新人亲自进行此仪式. 放红包或缘钱. 安好床后, 它的位置就不许加以移动或要睡两个人, 一是新郎, 另一人是男性. 女孩子更不准坐在床上. 在进行'上头'仪式过后, 准新郎必须与一名生肖不相冲的小男孩同睡在床上, 据说可以早生贵子.
福州: 安床后, 任何人都不可以坐或睡在床上. 床上放一束用红线绑著的连有叶子的橘子, 柑, 苹果, 莲子百合. 在进行'上头'仪式过后, 准新郎必须睡在床上.
Sunday, March 30, 2008 | 7.30pm
Wedding Dinner @ The Gallery
Traders Hotel Singapore
1A Cuscaden Road Singapore 249716
We have confirmed the banquet to be held at the Gallery @ Traders Singapore on 30th Mar 2008. We chose Traders because it's centrally located near the Orchard Road shopping district and offers contemporary comfort and is minutes away from the Botanic Gardens.
Beautifully decorated and adorned in our chosen theme : Flame of Passion; the Gallery is transformed into a romantic and enchanting wedding venue set to charm us
Anyway, we have worked out a humble guest list and much as we would love to, it is with sincere regrets that we are unable to invite each and everyone of our friends due to our limited budget. Nonetheless, I hope you guys would understand
Our Wedding Banquet will not be a formal affair but a simple one due to our budget. However, we still seek your cooperation to help make our wedding as grand and as graceful as possible.
Some basic social banquet etiquettes:
Dress code:
We don’t expect our guests to burn a hole in their pockets just to arrive in Hugo Boss suits or Prada dresses. But, the least we would expect our guests to arrive in, would be a suit-and-tie for gentlemen and a dress/gown for ladies. Alternatively, you may come in your traditional cultural dresses like Batik (for men) & Sarong Kebayas (for ladies), China-suits (for men) & Cheong-sam (for ladies), Dhoti (for men) & Saris (for ladies), or even Military Ceremonial Dress (if allowed)… Anything that would make this occasion colourful and grand. The last thing we want to do is to make any guest feel out of place by looking UNDER DRESSED. So please dress appropriately for this occasion.
Punctuality:
While we know that it is habitual for guests of weddings to arrive late for wedding dinners. We are hoping that this would not happen on our wedding day. There is long list of entertaining events that our friends and us had painstakingly lined up for you for that evening. And honestly, we won’t want you to miss any part of it... So, please be punctual. =)
Banquet Itinerary:
Arrival of Guests & Cocktail Reception:
At the cocktail, there would be the wedding photos montage of the bride & groom on display.
Program will be as follows:
1) Screening of our photo shots
2) The Bridal March (1st march in)
3) Cutting of Wedding Cake
4) Food parade follow by serving of dinner
5) The 2nd March in (2nd march)
6) Photo-taking Session
7) Thank you session (In her kua)
Cocktail will start at 7.00pm
Dinner Menu
- to be confirmed
FREE FLOW of red wine, hard liquor, beer, chinese tea and soft drinks for all guests.
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