Dress and Color

Red is the favorite color for Chinese people for festivals on special occasions as it is considered lucky as well as keeping the evil spirits away. So you will find the bride and groom wear in red in their wedding ceremonies. The traditional Chinese wedding dress preferred by HK people is usually a one-piece frock named Qipao,embroidered with delicate phoenix and flower, it is designed loose chest,and tightening waist,which enhances a female figure.

 

The tea ceremony and the wedding gifts for the new couple

The tea ceremony is one of the most significant part reserved from a traditional Chinese wedding ceremony which enjoys a long tradition. The order of tea-serving  usually begins from parents, grandparents, grand-uncles and grand-aunties, uncles and aunties to elder brothers and sisters within each generation, dad’s relatives are served before mum’s relatives.The new couple serve the tea on their knees to show their respect and gratefulness for their parents.It is also considered an opportunity for parents to establish authority over the new wife.

After having the tea, the wedding gifts usually red packets or gold jewelleries, are presented on the serving plate.

 

The symbol of happy marriage

It is interesting to note that new couples typically decorate their homes with the paper-cut Xi. This handicraft is usually cut by a pair of scissors. This papercut is symmetrical, with two halves of the standard Chinese character Xi for happiness, it represents the wishes for the two young newlyweds will stay together, having a happy and everlasting marriage.

 

 

Western Style Church Ceremony

Once was British colony,HK was greatly influenced by the British culture and religion. A western style church ceremony was also of great popularity.The bride wears white dress holding lily flower symbolizing purity and the ceremony also involves exchanging wedding vows and wedding rings.

 

Modern Ceremony- A mixed style of east and west

Nowadays, the younger generation are no longer bonded by traditional ettiques.With the help of customized wedding services,they are more flexible at designing their own wedding ceremonies.Many of them adopted a mixed style of east meet west.  A wedding ceremony on the Victoria Bay can also be one of the most memorable experience in one’s life. As time goes on, new forms of ceremonies may take place,but the commitments of the new couples never change as well as the best wishes from their relatives.