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What does engagement mean? How to book?

Engagement, also known as engagement, according to China folk customs, usually before marriage, there is an engagement ceremony: signing a marriage contract, exchanging gifts, or setting up a matchmaker. However, according to China's current laws, engagement is not a necessary procedure before marriage, and a marriage without engagement does not lose its marital validity. Participate in the process:

1. Before the engagement, the parents of both parties were arranged to meet formally to discuss the engagement, mainly to determine the bride price of Huang Li and the man. The meeting and communication between parents is conducive to the familiarity between families, and there are still many links to be discussed after the wedding.

On the day of engagement, the man will take his relatives, friends and matchmaker to the woman's house with money, gifts, jewelry, clothes and so on.

3. The woman holds an engagement party to entertain the man and his relatives and friends.

At the banquet, men and women exchanged symbolic rings and announced their engagement.

5. After the engagement party, the man will give the woman a red envelope to "press the table", which means the wine table ceremony.

6. The woman returned part of the gift money to the man and gave him a suit, which means to be caring and attentive.

7. After the banquet, men should leave as soon as possible.

Engagement gift:

1, you can send some meaningful wedding wishes. A unique customized gift is a good choice, such as a pair of lettering rings or a pair of lettering necklaces engraved with the initials of two people to be engaged, which is very meaningful.

2. Gifts symbolizing happiness can be given in pairs, such as a pair of big red bears and red pillows.

3, decorations decorations are also a good choice, engaged people should decorate the new house, then you need to decorate the new house with decorations.