chinese wedding?

Maybe you ladies can help me. A friend of mine is getting married in a few months. The bride and groom are both from china. They said it will be a traditional chinese wedding but I have no idea what that means. I have never been to one before. Do I just dress like I would for a regular wedding or are there any rules I need to know about?? I feel silly asking but I just want to make sure

Red is the color of the bride, DO NOT wear red. It's almost equivalent to wearing white to an American wedding.
There will probably be a tea ceremony followed by a a banquet, meaning there will be food served on the table and it's shared.
If you are married, you may give a red envelope as a gift but she probably doesnt expect you to. So anything is fine.
HTH. FM me if you have questions.

oh wow! I didn't know that about red! thank you so much!!!
I will FM you if I have any other questions!

usually there will be about 9 or 11 dishes that will be served, make sure you pace yourself!!

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Posted by jessica08bride

in terms of dressing, i would probably dress like you would to any wedding, maybe a bit more casual if anything. ive always worn a simple a line strapless dress

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i def don't want to show up over dressed. i will find something simple. thank you so much!

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Posted by AR31

usually there will be about 9 or 11 dishes that will be served, make sure you pace yourself!!

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sounds like my type of party thanks for the advice!

Like Lucamon stated don't wear red to the wedding. Any other color should be fine. You can dress like you would to a regular wedding. Most of the time I just wear a simple semi formal dress.

I guess when they say traditional Chinese wedding banquet, it means that it will be held in a Chinese restaurant, so for the food, there will prob be 7-10 courses of food, but its served family style, so don't worry about over eatting!

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Posted by jerrys girl

the last chinese wedding i went to people were wearing jeans and sneakers and khakis. i felt overdressed in black pants and a sweater.

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oh wow, yea i didn't know if I should wear a more formal dress or something simple. I just want to blend in and not look out of place.

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Posted by MayWeddingGrl

Like Lucamon stated don't wear red to the wedding. Any other color should be fine. You can dress like you would to a regular wedding. Most of the time I just wear a simple semi formal dress.

I guess when they say traditional Chinese wedding banquet, it means that it will be held in a Chinese restaurant, so for the food, there will prob be 7-10 courses of food, but its served family style, so don't worry about over eatting!

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yea, the invite says it is at a Chinese restaurant. I can't wait! I will go dress shopping this weekend for something semi formal. thanks so much!

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Posted by Lucky0510

Maybe you ladies can help me. A friend of mine is getting married in a few months. The bride and groom are both from china. They said it will be a traditional chinese wedding but I have no idea what that means. I have never been to one before. Do I just dress like I would for a regular wedding or are there any rules I need to know about?? I feel silly asking but I just want to make sure

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Tell Alvin i said congrats - whats the date!

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Posted by madseason

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Posted by Lucky0510

Maybe you ladies can help me. A friend of mine is getting married in a few months. The bride and groom are both from china. They said it will be a traditional chinese wedding but I have no idea what that means. I have never been to one before. Do I just dress like I would for a regular wedding or are there any rules I need to know about?? I feel silly asking but I just want to make sure

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Tell Alvin i said congrats - whats the date!

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i will def tell him! he is so excited... drove all the way out here to hand deliver the invite! its may 26th.

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Posted by Lucky0510

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Posted by jerrys girl

the last chinese wedding i went to people were wearing jeans and sneakers and khakis. i felt overdressed in black pants and a sweater.

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oh wow, yea i didn't know if I should wear a more formal dress or something simple. I just want to blend in and not look out of place.

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You're Welcome! If you have any more questions feel free to FM me. Oh, also, many of the banquets will have the guests take pictures with the bride and groom before the food gets served, so you don't have to worry if you are a little bit late.

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Posted by Lucky0510

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Posted by jerrys girl

the last chinese wedding i went to people were wearing jeans and sneakers and khakis. i felt overdressed in black pants and a sweater.

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oh wow, yea i didn't know if I should wear a more formal dress or something simple. I just want to blend in and not look out of place.

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also like another poster said pace yourself. there were about 13 dishes the last time. also the wedding started at 6 pm, but we didn't eat till at least 8:30. so eat a little bit before. also i you don't know how to use chopsticks, try to learn or don't use them.

I have only been to one but there was tea ceremony which was pretty interesting to watch. The bride wore red. And the food was served family style.

As for a dress -- I wore an a-line strapless j.crew dress if that helps at all.

I am not sure about music -- the one I went to the bride was Spanish and the Groom was chinese. So she wore white to church where mass was said in Spanish. And the reception was all Chinese traditions EXCEPT it was a spanish band.

It was definatley not your typical wedding and was a lot of fun!

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Posted by Lucky0510

oh wow! I didn't know that about red! thank you so much!!!
I will FM you if I have any other questions!

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I know WOW real good to know for future reference, i dont wear red alot but i would hate to do that bc i would do it without knowing. The last thing i'd want to do is insult someone at their wedding