Lijia & Yanda
Schedule
Thursday, June 2, 2022
Guest Arrival
4:40 pm - 4:40 pm
2713 South Virginia Dare Trail, Nags Head, NC 27959
Please arrive around 4:40pm to give you enough time to climb stairs to our beach ceremony location! Also since the house’s parking spots are RESERVED for vendors, PLEASE budget in time to find street parking or Uber!
Ceremony
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Creative Black Tie (please avoid large amounts of red, black, and white due to Chinese wedding customs - small embroidery or accessories are fine, and white dress shirts and black tuxedos are also fine). The ceremony will be ON the sand so consider appropriate footwear
The ceremony will be held on the beach behind the beach house, weather permitting. Guests may be asked to carry their own chairs (they will be provided for you)
Cocktail Hour
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Appetizers will be served as you relax in the backyard of the beach house. Meanwhile, the bridesmaids, groomsmen, families, bride + groom will be taking photos
Dinner + Cake Cutting
6:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Please let us know if you are vegetarian/ vegan as we will ask the chef to prepare special plates for you! Everyone will start with a plated salad (Strawberry & Spinach Salad). Then there will be a Buffet Dinner, where it is self-serve: Seared Mahi Mahi with lemon beurre blanc Seared Beef with beurre rouge Potato Pave Roasted Asparagus
Break: Bride and Groom are taking photos, this is when you should change into traditional garb
7:45 pm - 8:45 pm
Please change into your tradition garb (according to your own heritage). Again, please avoid large amounts of red, white, or black. (Chinese tradition reserves Red for the bridal couple, and black and white signify funerals). White shirts are allowed.
Reception
Thu, Jun 2, 2022, 8:45 pm - Sat, Jul 2, 2022, 10:45 pm
Traditional garb according to your heritage
And now we party the night away! Kinda. There’s a strict noise policy at 11.
Newlyweds last dance, line up for sparkler exit
10:45 pm - 11:00 pm
Friday, June 3, 2022
Brunch
11:00 am
Anything goes
Please join us for brunch! We will have an omelette station! We will also have: Breakfast Pastries Assorted (scones, muffins, chocolate croissants, cinnamon buns) Fresh Fruit Platter Chive biscuits with serrano ham, pepper jelly, cream cheese and spinach Hot Buffet with Sausage, Bacon & Home Fries Omelet Station Coffee & Hot Tea Orange & Cranberry Juice
Dragon Festival
1:00 pm
2713 South Virginia Dare Trail, Nags Head, NC 27959
Lijia’s hometown in China is famous for the dragon festival, which is coincidentally on June 3rd, 2022! According to mythology, a hero hid in the river in order to hide from his enemies. To make sure he didn’t starve, locals tossed 粽子 (ZongZi, rice balls) into the water. Nowadays, we celebrate by making dumplings and ZongZi and eating them while watching the dragon boats race. So we’ll be making dumplings and ZongZi and enjoying them for dinner!