Vietnamese Ceremony

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What are we doing for the Vietnamese Ceremony (Sept 9)?

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4:00 pm - Vu Quy ceremony or Receiving the Bride 5:00 pm - Photos with family and friends 5:30 pm - Rehearsal for Sept 10 6:00 pm - Dinner at our home, cooked by Hue's family

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What should I wear for Vietnamese day?

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The bride and groom will be wearing traditional Vietnamese "ao dai" with red, white and gold colors. Guests should wear semi-formal.

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Tell me more about Vietnamese wedding traditions

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Vietnamese wedding rituals center around the folklore of betel and areca, which is as old as Vietnamese culture dating back to 4,000 B.C. Later on in history, the Vietnamese people also added to this core the teachings and ceremonies of ancient Chinese/Confucian scholars. Overall, the wedding rituals symbolize marriage as harmony between heaven and earth, respect and gratitude toward the ancestors, and love, mutual respect, loyalty between husband and wife.

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What is the Vu Quy Ceremony - Receiving the Bride?

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The Vu Quy ceremony is traditionally meant for the Bride’s family to celebrate a graceful send-off of the Bride, as well as the Bride’s chance to say goodbye to her family and prepare to go to her husband’s family. The Vu Quy ceremony goes through 4 main steps: The procession to the Bride’s home - The Groom's family and friends arrive bearing elaborately decorated boxes, covered in red cloth. Inside the boxes are gifts representing the wealth that the Groom's family will bring to the Bride's family. The exchange of gifts - At the door, these trays are received by the Bride's family, carried into the house and placed on the altar. Introductions & presenting the Bride - Members of both sides of the family introduce each other. A representative of the Bride's family accepts the gifts, and permits the family to present the Bride. The ancestral ceremony / tea ceremony - The bride and groom pay respects to their ancestors and family members.