CHINESE WEDDING

[this_is_me]

hi, pa-share naman mga alam niyo... like ting hun, ke tseng...
what we need to buy, ceremonies and the likes...
thank you

[can_dice]

ako i'm going to do away with ting hun, yung tinghun ko lang is probably lunch/dinner then exchange gift lang.  that's it!!

i can send you yung tinghun book if you want.  for all the stuffs to be used - the sister of my friend has a shop sa ongpin - as in complete na sila!  sabihin mo lang, they can prepare na for you!!  (galing noh?)

ke tseng is yung sa side na natin diba? yung ididisplay yung mga dowry natin sa future home natin..

[can_dice]

The link for the Ting Hun stuffs:
kanchiuetc.multiply.com

Look for Denise

[sofala]

Isnt more expesive to do a chinese wedding?

Are you girls going to wear a traditional chinese wedding gown or still the white western type?

[can_dice]

Western na ang isusuot ako (unless Chinesey themed wedding).. pero with Chinese traditions lang..

[nicoletta]

sofala

I think chinese weddings in general aren't the same as the ones na pinapakita sa "mano po" the movie   May mga set up lang sila na iba.  And I think mas magarbo lang.

[ms.rain]

those who need ting hun details, check this out -

http://jonnpamie.multiply.com/photos/album/38/Ting_hun_Details

[ms.rain]

question pala, what are the usual gifts or tokens binibigay sa ninong and ninang pag chinese wedding?

how about sa mga abay? i know some give angpaos, around how much average kaya? thanks!

[can_dice]

^I think the amount of the angpao is agreed eh.. kasi kelangan ata patas lang yung amount.

Ang busisi naman ng tinghun details na yan!  hahaha.. Wala bang simplified version?? Hahahahaha!!

[nicoletta]

ms.rain

Usually 800 to 1,200 for the money diba?  For ninongs naman, diba yung chocolate na puro gold yung cover?

[this_is_me]

madami talagang ceremonies. pero i think worth it namna lahat.
yung gift sa ninong ninang, im not sure kasi dati merong nagbanggit na parang mga pork leg misua etc. pero ngayun hindi na mashado tradition kaya pwede na kahit ano. pero usually mga malalaking box. like electric fan... mga ganun

sa angpao i think nasa mga 1200. para sa entourage..

sana someone can give more details on ke tseng.. kung ano ano mga kelangan dalhin sa house ng guy..

thank you

[ilyababy]

angpao for the ento can be given 1 per side (meaning each ento member gets 2 angpaos - 1 from the groom side and 1 from the bride side), or both sides can share the same angpao. When I got married last year, we only gave 1800 to the adult ento and 1200 to the kids, since we already paid for their suits and gowns.

For the ninongs, we gave them cross ballpen and the ninangs we gave bracelet. You also have to give the ninongs and ninangs cloth for their gowns and suits pala (this should be done about 3-4 months [at least!!] before the wedding). A suggestion I got is to give good quality cloth to the godparents so that they will use it. If you give them cheap material, they tend to use their existing suits or gowns, so nangyayari is the gowns and suits are not color-coordinated (but that's just my opinion, OC kasi ko so I want the ninongs and ninangs to be color coordinated). 

[nicoletta]

ilyababy

tama yan   dapat talaga maganda yung tela ng gown, kasi papatahi din naman nila, so better give them something they can use with confidence.  usually, ilan ang minimum na invited sa reception.

[cocoysmom]

saved the checklist for a friend...

[ilyababy]

sis nicoletta

minimum guests depends on the family of the bride and groom. Like in our case, our guest list run to about 300, no kids were allowed (except for the ento) and each family only had a representative or two invited. We only allotted 20 guests per parent (so total 80 guests for both sets of parents). Dami nga reklamo nakuha when we gave the invites, pero wala naman silang magawa kasi super sungit ko Plus, my hubby and I shouldered the entire cost of our wedding, so our parents did not react nalang when we told them they can only have 20 guests each 

A friend of mine naman had around 800 guests invited, kasi the family decided to invite the acquaintances from associations, kaya nag-balloon ang guest list nila!

Pero from what I heard, normal na talaga un around 50 tables sa chinese wedding, 30 for bride side and 20 for groom side..

[orangeee]

ms. rain: kami ni hubby we bought parang display for our godparents 

[sardonyx]

uso pa ba ang ting hun? for me kasi, i find it impractical at sayang yung mga binibigay na di talaga nagagamit.  maybe we can opt to have dinner then exchange of gifts lang. wala ng mahabang ceremonies pa.

[can_dice]

^Agree ako.. exchange gifst nalang!  hehe..

[can_dice]

I have a question..
Who will spend for the cloth of the god parents? (yung gagamitin nila for their outfits?)

[ilyababy]

^Traditionally, it is the couple who shoulders the cloth of the godparents, so you just have to give the cloth to the godparents 3-4 months before your wedding. But now, since marami nang Chinese couples na nagtitipid, they just inform the godparents the motif of their wedding and bahala na un godparents what they want to wear for the wedding. If you are OC on how your godparents will look in the pictures, then you should be the one to provide for the cloth. If not, then just inform the godparents your color motif.

Again, it is your choice