This is the auspicious date picked as the Betrothal Day. This is a formal meeting between the parents of the perspective bride and groom. The groom's family presents various proposal gifts that represents fertility and prosperity in Chinese Culture, which is also known as "Grand Gift". Thus, the two are considered officially engaged

Gifts prepared by Groom:

1) 48 pcs Wedding Dinner Invitation Cards for 8 tables
2) 24 cans pig trotters (bride return ? cans)
2) Red packet $xxxx (bride to return $?)
3) 24 cakes (consist of 12 real cakes & 12 cake's vouchers). (Bride to return ? vouchers & ? actual cakes)
4) 2 bottles of Martell with Yuan coin in it
5) 1 pair of Dragon & Phoenix Double Candles (dragon for bride side) & (phoenix for groom side) with Yuan coin
6) Gold - Si Dian Jin
7) 12 Oranges (Bride to return ? of it)
8) 2 Big basket (for groom to carry gifts)
9) Ang pow for match maker (if any)
10) Longan and Lianzi

Gifts prepared by Bride:

1) Pants for groom
2) 2 bottles of oranges juice in exchange for the Martell
3) Return some cans pig trotters & Oranges
4) Towels wrapped up as presents for groom's grandparents, parents and sibling with Yuan coins in it
5) 2 Bedlamps with Xi (either battery operated or electrically operated)
6) 2 Tea set (for groom's side and bride's side)
7) Xi stickers (include 2 big red ones to paste on main wooden door & 1 gold on masterbed & small ones to paste everything)
8) Descendants Ruler (supposedly to measure ur life together)
9) Ribbons (3 different sizes, big one to tie pillows)
10) Fans (1 pair)
11) 1 sewing box - 12 color threads, measurement tape, scissors. NO NEEDLES INSIDE!! BUY UR OWN NEEDLES AFTER THE WEDDING (12 colors to represent colorful life "tuo zi tuo cai", black/white thread to represent "bai tuo tao lao")
(scissors dun use for cutting so soon)
12) Yan Ji (include 10 big & 10 small)
13) Variety of gold jewellery in a box for bride (has to show to the in laws, then bride keep after actual day)
14) Longans, red dates,lotus seeds, rock sugar, yuan bing for groom
15) Red packet, pigleg & cake for matchmaker (if any)
16) Red packet (for bride)

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Things to Buy:

1) Small Double Xi Plate
2) 2 Longans
3) 2 Red Dates
4) Lotus Seeds
5) Bai He
6) 2 Red Packets (Any auspicious amt will do)
7) 4 set of of Big & Small Yuan coin with twenty cents (to place each at 4 corners of bed under mattress)

Procedures to Follow:

1) If groom's parents ang chuang, then couple give ang pow to each of them.
2) If couple an chuang, no need ang pow for anybody.
3) After an chuang, nobody supposed to enter the master bedroom from then onwards, only couple allowed. But no sleeping on the bed.
4) Xi plate with longans, etc leave on bed for 12 days.
5) Boil water with longans, etc and drink after 12 days. If fall short of 12 days, leave plate aside and boil with water once 12 days is up after customary.
6) 2 ang pows keep, don't use money inside.
7) Yan Ji don't throw, leave them there forever.

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Wedding day program

Time Description

4.00am -

1) Arrival of makeup artist for hair & bridal makeup

4.30am -
1) Photographer/videographer to arrive.

5.00am -

1) Bestmen/brother’s troop to arrive at groom's parents' house to help decorate brothers’ car & distribute program list.

2) Bridesmaids/sisters’ troop to arrive at bride's parents' house to prepare for foods or games for blocking door.

* Groom leave with matchmaker & brothers' troop to fetch the bride. Bring red tray with oranges, dried longan, red dates and lotus seeds. Gifts for bride and in-laws, if any.*

5.45am - Parents to veil the bride.

6.00am - Arrival at bride’s home.(Time All Remarks)

6.05am - Bride's younger brother to give 2 oranges to groom before opening car door. Groom to give red packet to younger brother after opening car door. Have to put the 2 orange behind the car.
(a) Blocking the door (approx 30 mins)
(b) Morning tea and sweet soup.
(c) Lifting the veil & leave for groom’s home.
(d) Bring along tea set for tea ceremony, gowns/kwa for changing, shoes/jewellery & make-up.

*Latest time by 7am the groom must fetch the bride out of her parent house
7.00am - Outdoor photo session at Bt. Batok Nature Reserve. (approx 1 hour)

8.30am - Enter the inlaw’s home & have tea ceremony, snacks and sweet soup.

10.30am - Enter own lovenest for videoshooting & flower throwing section at basketball court/multi purpose hall

11.00am - The bride to change for home visit at own home. Groom to remove veil for bride. Bride leave for home visit with brother. Bride's younger brother will bring roast pig, rice candies and take bridal car back home.

12 noon - Lunch at bride's side. Tea ceremony at bride's side.

1.00pm - Return to inlaw's home. Bring back head and tail of roast pig and other return gifts. Bring wedding and evening gowns and other things needed for the wedding banquet to the restaurant.

1.20pm - Return house to rest and relax.(Videographer to edit videoshoots)

3.00pm - Get ready for the wedding banquet(Makeup)& proceed on to CSC for final wedding banquet briefing.

6.30pm - Cocktail reception/banquet wedding commences.
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Traditionally the bride’s home visit is three days after the chinese wedding ceremony. For efficiency, modern chinese wedding usually compressed all the necessary events into a single day.

For hokkiens, combinations of popped rice blocks, or popped rice and sesame rolls, peanut chewy candies, bean paste cookies (米方麻佬贡糖豆沙饼) “ mi fang, ma lao, gong tang, dou sa bing” are usually requested.

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