Inform parents of bride's and
groom's about the upcoming wedding.
Formally introduce parents
from two families to meet and discuss the upcoming marriage and
wedding. The parents will decide which family pays for what part of
the wedding.
Select a wedding date and
decide the wedding style.
Refer to etiquette page for
wedding date selection. Decide either to have a simple wedding,
Chinese wedding or western wedding.
Decide on a wedding budget.
Check on your financial status
and possible contribution from both families. Use the Budgeter on
our site to easily create a budget for you...>>>
Decide the banquet style,
venue and time, then book the restaurant.
It's important to decide
arrange the banquet long before the wedding to avoid last-minute
rush. Restaurant with great location and food runs out fast in peak
wedding season. Find a restaurant now...>>>
Make fitness and facial plan.
Start contacting stylist to
make a practical plan to keep fit in the next six to twelve months
in order to display that glowing charm of the newlyweds. Find a
stylist...>>>
Start looking for new home.
Either buy or rent a new home
, you need to start early. Find a Real Estate Agent...>>>
4 to 5 Months before the wedding
Contact wedding host for your
reception.
A wedding host is either a
professional wedding coordinator hired from the agency, or a
respectable elder relative from either family. This wedding host is
responsible for the smooth procession of the wedding. If you decide
to have a wedding at the church, contact the pastor and ask for the
rules of church wedding, such as documents, decoration and
photography...>>>
Book the reception site if you
want a church wedding.
Draft guest list along with
both parents... Guest List Manager>>>
Start selecting invitation.
Draft invitation literature,
decide on design and price. You may print the directions to your
wedding reception site. Note: you need to proofread the content
before having the shop print all copies... Invitations>>>
Invite bride's maids and best
men as well as party attendants.
Decide on wedding dress.
Bride should decide weather
you want the wedding gown tailor-made or rented; collect fashion and
style information; order or rent Chinese traditional wedding gown,
night gown, matching jewelries, headpiece, etc. Groom should order
or rent tuxedo or suit...>>>
Select dresses and suit for
bride's maids and best men.
Choose a theme color of your
wedding and then select dresses and design accordingly. Usually you
can take into account the color of your reception site
Take bridal
photo...Photography & Videography>>>
Design on interior design of
your new home, make a list of furnitures and accessories...Furniture
& Interior design>>>
Select a wedding registry,
choose wedding gift you want and inform relatives and friends, if
such service is available...Registry>>>
Make honeymoon travel plan.
Decide on travel budget,
destination and itinerary; do research on local weather, language
and currency; check passport expiration date; apply for
visa...Travel Agencies>>>
Pre-wedding medical check-up.
2 to 3 Months before the Wedding
Go to the marriage
registration office to officially register...List of local
Registration Office>>>
Groom's family purchase Grand
Gift items... List of Grand Gifts>>>
For church wedding, consult
with the pastor on chore, music and speech. For Chinese wedding,
contact respectable elder relatives to deliver greeting speech at
the reception.
Book photographer and
videographer.
Make
sure the duration of the service and amount of photo to be taken.
Picture session usually covers the bride's first emergence from her
home till the end of the banquet.
Decide
on banquet menu, order wine or liquor.
Book flowers for bridal
bouquet, suit-front, church wrath and the car...Florist>>>
Book wedding cake from the
bakery...Bakery>>>
Intensive fitness care,
including body fitness, facial and hair care. Decide on stylist for
wedding day make-up and hair-do... Beauty Salon>>>
Purchase travel accessories
for honeymoon trip.
1 Month before the Wedding
Proposal & Betrothal
Meeting.
The groom's family will
present the Grand Gifts to the bride's family...Grand Gifts
List>>>
The bride's family sends over
the dowry with inventory list...Dowry List>>>
Decide on final list of guests
and party attendants.
Decide on ritual formalities
to be performed at the wedding.
Decide on rehearsal time and
location. Chinese wedding usually skips rehearsal.
Decide on the seating
arrangement for the wedding banquet.
Mail invitations. Invitations
to close relatives and friends are attached with dragon-phoenix cake
as a form of announcement...Grand Gifts>>>
Try out wedding gowns, make
necessary alteration.
Book matching shoes for the
gowns; try on jewelries, head piece, red veil and other ornaments;
buy underwear and gloves.
Purchase gifts for bride's
maids, best men and party attendants.
Contact travel agent, book
tickets and hotel for honeymoon.
2
Weeks Before the Wedding
Confirm with the pastor on the
delivery of wedding documents.
Invite bride's maids, best men
and party attendants to dinner.
Confirm banquet menu and the
number of tables.
Purchase
Guest Book, dragon-phoenix banner for signature and red envelopes
for Li Shi money.
Try
on wedding hair-do, make-up and wedding gowns.
Take
out-door wedding photos.
Pack accessories for moving to
the new home.
1 Week Before the Wedding
Church
rehearsal, inform essential attendees.
Decide
on one friend who will take care of the bride's personal belongings
on the wedding day.
Bride
invites the sister's team for lunch. Groom invites brother's team
for lunch. Don't wait till the night before the wedding day to avoid
exhaustion.
2 Days Before the Wedding
Confirm
with "good luck woman" on the date and time of
hair-dressing ritual.
Order
roast suckling pig for Three-Day Return visit to the bride's home.
Explain
wedding details to parents and party attendants, confirm everybody's
duty at the wedding.
Decorate
the church or reception site, and banquet site.
Shave,
manicure, and facial.
Prepare
enough cash for church, restaurant, open-door Li Shi, tips.
Prepare
iron board, iron, mirror, needle and thread for emergency.
Remind
the guests and party attendants by phone.
Pick
up air-tickets, packing for honeymoon trip.
1 Day Before the Wedding
Bride's hair-dressing ritual
performed by "good luck woman" or elder female relative.
Send
out wedding procession list and seating arrangement form.
Pack
accessories for the wedding.
Confirm
with stylist and hair dresser and photographer for time of arrival.
Take
a hot bath or apply aroma therapy...Beauty Salon>>>
