Vietnamese
traditional
wedding
CONTENTS
01.Marriage
Proposal
02.Engagement
Ceremony
03.Wedding
Ceremony
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Marriage
- The first ritual
- Official meeting of two families
- The offerings will be brought to the
bride’ family for sealing the
commitment to marriage
- The couple will burn incense and
offer the gift to the ancestor altar
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The two families
+ get together for an intimate meal
+ talk about how to host the wedding
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Engagement
The bride’s family will request the offerings.
These caskets will be brought by the unmarried boys.
The bride’s family also has a correlative
number of unmarried girls
A sum of money will also be prepared
in one, three or five red envelopes.
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The bride will wear the traditional ao dai,
normally in a bright color like red or gold
while the groom can either wear an ao dai
or a suit.
Wedding
Ceremo
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The couple will get the marriage certificate at
the local government agency and prepare the
last traditional wedding ceremony.
At the chosen time and date, the groom, his
parents and delegation will come to the bride’s
house with wedding cars, flowers and offerings
The bride’s family
Prepare tea, water, candies to invite the procession.
The bride’s family
They will talk together, the representative of the
groom’s family asks to receive the bride and bring
her to their house.
The bride’s family
The groom will bow to his parents-in-law, and
give wedding flowers to the bride.
The bride’s family
The young couple, in company with their parents,
will worship family ancestors and burn incense.
The bride’s family
The bride and groom will exchange the
wedding rings in the presence of both
families.
The bride’s family
The bride’s family will give their gifts such as
necklaces, ear-rings, gold rings… to the happy pair
The broom’s family
The ancestral ceremony must also be conducted
here, and one after another the groom’s family will
offer the couple their presents
The broom’s family
All members of two families will be invited to have a
glass of tea or water to show greetings and respects
of the pair.
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