How to organize a Chinese wedding banquet?

The man and the woman jointly organize the wedding banquet together, with the man's elders and important guests sitting at the main table, and the woman's elders and important guests sitting at the other main table.

The introduction of traditional Chinese wedding banquet customs

Wedding banquet etiquette is tedious and elaborate, from the seat to the dishes, from the composition of the dishes to the meal etiquette, and even the table layout, dish arrangement, and so on, there is a whole set of rules around. Today's wedding banquets are mostly held in hotels, when the wedding color car to the hotel door, the best man should first give the groom to open the door, the groom and then to the bride to open the door. After the bride and groom to the banquet hall door, the parents of each side stand in a row to meet the guests to express their gratitude for the arrival of the guests.

The wedding banquet began, the master of ceremonies should personally arrange for a special person to the bride's "big guests" and bridesmaids to lead to the seat, to show respect. The arrangement of the wedding banquet seats have the main and secondary, the specific method of sitting, varying from place to place. According to Yantai custom, the bride's big guest at the first table, the main companion and the big guest should face the stage, in order to watch the wedding ceremony. However, if the guest is a different generation of two generations, it is necessary to separate arrangements, the so-called "two generations of different seats". In the welcome list on the table is generally called dragon table phoenix table first table ........ Platoon table, it is best to the same gender, the same age, familiar with each other arranged in a table. This has *** the same language at the banquet, can enhance the atmosphere of the wedding banquet.

After the wedding ceremony, the reception begins. At this time, the bride should not be in a hurry to change the dress, should wait for the first hot dishes on the table, move a chopstick, to show that the guests to open the table. Wine over thirty dishes over five flavors, the bride and groom should be according to the table, in turn to each table to each guest to toast. Toast to both hands will be the wine cup for the guests up, but do not always force the guests to drink. After the guests put down the glass, the bride and groom to say "thank you" and then fill the glass for the guests, before you can toast to the next guest. It should be noted that the bride and groom's closest peers should be arranged in the last two tables. In order to facilitate the bride and groom toasting "out of the program" so as not to affect the progress of the toast, so that the guests behind the long wait.

The end of the wedding banquet, the bride and groom to both stand in the doorway, and the guests shook hands goodbye, and say some "thank you for coming", "please go" such words. And so the guests all left, the new couple and both parents together to the new room "big guest" on behalf of the bride's parents to say a few words remember to be sure to top the sun "to return home".

Traditional Chinese wedding etiquette

Preparation matters before the wedding

Bridal gifts: before the wedding, the man will marry the bride price to the woman's home, each place to send a different kind: Guangdong custom to send live chickens, coconuts, cakes and gifts, chickens symbolize vitality, coconut means that there are long and young to enjoy the blessings of the heavenly family, the cakes are used to let the woman sent to the relatives, gifts, and symbolizes the marriage party more gold, the bride price, the bride price, the bride price, the bride price, the bride price, the bride price, the wedding price, the wedding price, the wedding price, the wedding price. The wedding cake is used for the woman to give to her relatives, and the gift money symbolizes that the marrying party has a lot of money, implying that the bride can enjoy the blessings of marrying there and reassuring the woman's family.

Return gift: received bride price woman to give back, some places the woman's family will give the engagement ring, some places will give betel nut, there is a Lang to the end of the meaning.

An bed: the night before the wedding, the woman's family to come out of a family harmony, both parents, and have a son of the male installation of the wedding bed in the wedding room, and then the symbol of early birth of a son of four products: walnuts, lotus seeds, jujubes, peanuts spread on the surface of the new bed.

Dowry: The woman's family will prepare a dowry for the bride to take to her in-laws' home, all of which will be handed over to the bride in a red box.

Superior: The night before the wedding, an auspicious time is chosen to worship the gods for peace and happiness, and the man's side is also worshiped at the same time on his side of the family.

Combing the hair: when the bride is combing her hair, a blessed elder will be invited to comb the bride's hair, the moral is similar to the reasoning behind settling the bed.

Eating dumplings: dumplings, symbolizing reunion and happiness, bless the new couple can be successfully married.

Wedding Day Ceremonies

Welcoming the bride: On the morning of the wedding day, the man will bring a welcoming party to the woman's home to pick up the bride. The bride's reception is definitely considered to be the highlight of the entire wedding. First of all, the "door". The groom wants to successfully receive the bride back, not into the door with out so easy, to pass the test of the sister group, not only is the intelligence to be good, physical strength to be good, if there is a requirement to sing a love song, say love, but these are not the most important, to give the red packet to the bride's sisters may be able to impress, which is known as the opening of the door to the red packet. And the groom will have to welcome the bride with a flower ball (the bride may not make her own flower ball).

Finding red shoes: the groom can not take the bride immediately after entering the door, but also in the bride's room to find ready to give the bride's red wedding shoes, to help the bride to wear before you can take the bride.

Tea: the two newcomers should kneel to both parents, serving tea until the elders drink to stand up (the former custom is that the newcomers in the woman's home to stand and serve tea, because not yet to the male family to meet the wengu. But nowadays, not so much is said, and both sides kneel to show the same respect.

Supporting red umbrellas, spreading rice: the bride and groom out of the door, to be accompanied by bridesmaids holding red umbrellas, and to the roadside at the same time, spreading rice, meaning do not let the chickens pecked at the bride.

Bypassing the auspicious road: the bride and groom on the welcome car can not go straight to the destination, must be around all the local auspicious road name of the road to drive a circle.

Crossing the threshold: This refers to the custom of the bride being received at the man's home to pay her respects to her aunt and other elders of the man's family.

Wedding: with the Western-style wedding lace, the ceremony is held in a hotel, and the master of ceremonies is invited to preside over the wedding ceremony.

Toast to the guests: after the wedding ceremony, the banquet officially began, to be served fish, the bride to change into the traditional dragon and phoenix coats with the groom to each table with the guests to toast the guests, the guests have to say some words of blessing.

Into the bridal chamber: the bride and groom will bring good friends together to visit the new room, or do some entertainment in the bridal chamber. I remind everyone in the cave when not too much Oh, happy to get unpleasant will not be good.

Three Dynasties back to the door: refers to the third day after the wedding, the bride accompanied by her husband back to her mother's home, to bring burnt whole pig and gifts back to see the female parents, and to worship ancestors.