Archive for May, 2008
Should I Let You Eat Cake At My Wedding?
I’ve been pondering over this cake thing for a while now. I know it’s still early but I want to do as much planning while I have time now, so later on (next year) I can just relax and get ready to walk down the aisle to be Mrs Chau. Should we have a wedding [...]
Kirin Seafood Restaurant – Chinese Wedding Banquet
This past weekend I had the pleasure to attend my friend Jimmy & Cathy’s wedding. They held the banquet at Kirin Seafood Restaurant located near Vancouver City Hall. The Kirin in City Square Centre is on the 2nd level. The entrance has a long hallway where you can set up a reception table to greet [...]
Chinese Wedding Dowry Item List
After my own experience dealing with dowry, I was curious to find out what is actually included on the gift list. I found a post on a Hong Kong wedding forum (A Wedding HK) with a list of items required from the bride and groom’s family. I’ve copied and pasted it here. It includes the [...]
Jan’s Wedding Notebook
Alright I hate to do this but I’ve changed the name from “Wedding Notebook” to “Jan’s Wedding Notebook” so it’s more reflective of the site as well as making it more personal. I’m attending a wedding this weekend and it’s a Chinese banquet at Kirin. Lets see how they perform as I’ve heard interesting things [...]
Dowry – Gifts from the Bride’s Side
*continue from the previous dowry post* Honestly, I didn’t know about this part at all. I knew that the parents and close relatives of the bride usually give her gold jewelries as gifts. I didn’t know people still see this a status symbol, a.k.a how wealthy the bride’s family is. When my mom asked me [...]
