Chinese Wedding
My Wedding Qi Pao
After about a month my qipao is finally here. It looked better than I thought. The pattern I had chosen not only has dragon and phoenix embroidered on to it, but also have copper coin, fan, pair of fish and some other ones that I don’t recognized. It’s really colour full with the gold, orange, [...]
Qi Pao Shopping In Vancouver
After a couple of trips to K.K. Boutique in Chinatown, I finally got my qi pao. Well I paid for it but it’s not ready yet. I’m getting it custom made and it should be here in a couple of months. There are so many new designs for qi pao now but I stuck with [...]
Chinese Pre-Wedding Customs
With the discussion of the dowry with my parents, a new question sparked in my head: So when exactly should all these gifts exchange take place? In addition, my friends have asked me a question that I have no answer to: Are you going to do the hair combing ceremony? Why a hair combing ceremony? [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
