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What ceremony will be held on the wedding day? What are the precautions?

The general procedure is as follows:

1) choose a good day: choose a day to celebrate the wedding.

2) Gifts: Give gifts about one to three weeks before marriage. (That is, accompanied by the matchmaker and relatives, the man sends the bride price money to the woman's home, and the bride-to-be prepares gifts for both parties of the engagement items. See).

3) Wedding ceremony: On the wedding day, the procedure of the ceremony is the same as that of the traditional wedding ceremony.

4) Joint wedding banquet: During the wedding banquet, both men and women can send two or three representatives to the signature office to entertain the guests.

5) How to calculate: Generally speaking, both men and women budget the number of seats in advance, and the man pays in advance and wraps the red envelope with cash (called wine table gift). After the wedding banquet, both men and women pay the banquet fee separately. Gifts and giveaways are generally collected separately.

2) Procedures on the wedding day

1. ancestor worship: the man should worship his ancestors before going out to visit the church.

2. Red envelopes: Before departure, the groom should give red envelopes to the staff who go to pick up the bride together.

3. Get on the bus and set off: The groom, matchmaker, best man and 12 relatives and friends set off to meet the bride. The number of limousines is appropriate, generally 6. The groom and groom should remember to hold flowers with the bride who is getting married. )

4. Set off firecrackers: on the way to the woman's house, set off firecrackers along the road to celebrate, and also set off firecrackers when crossing the bridge or another wedding team.

5. Eat Sister Table: Before the groom's wedding team arrives, the bride eats with her family and sisters, saying goodbye and good wishes.

6. The groom arrives: Before the wedding motorcade arrives at the bride's house, it is necessary to fire a gun to inform, and the woman should also fire a gun to respond. A boy is waiting to meet the groom with a tea tray full of oranges or melon seeds candy. The groom should return a red envelope as a gift.

7. Eat dumplings: The woman should prepare dumplings and sweet tea to entertain the groom and guests.

8. Happiness: The groom takes a bunch of flowers to the bride's room. At this time, the bride's sisters and female friends want to stop the groom. They can ask questions for the groom to answer. Only after passing the test can the groom see the bride. Or after seeing the bride's family say hello, the groom gives a red envelope and takes a bouquet to the bride's room to pick up the bride. Generally, a red envelope of 999 yuan represents a long time.

9. Farewell: After the groom gives the bouquet to the bride, the bride's mother puts down the veil for the bride, and then the matchmaker or a good-natured woman (not pregnant) pulls her out of the hall. The bride and groom face the ancestral gods on the left, the bride's father or elder lights incense, the couple offers incense and sacrifices, and then make three obeisances to their parents. (The bride bows and the groom bows goodbye. )

10. Mary: The bride and her sister are going to get on the limousine together. Be careful not to step on the threshold when you go out, so as not to be bad for your family.

1 1. car: the bride should hang a bamboo or sugarcane from root to leaf in front of the car, tied with pork and red envelopes. One side of the roof should be hung with a bamboo or sugarcane from root to leaf, and a radish should be tied. A rice screen of Tai Chi and Eight Diagrams should be hung at the back. (stands for auspiciousness, health and evil spirits. )

12. Get on the bus: The bride is led by a lucky woman or matchmaker. Her head is covered with a bamboo curtain or a black umbrella, so that the bride can't see the sun and protect her from getting on the bus. After the bride got on the bus, a lucky boy held a fan tied with a red envelope. Throughout his life, the bride thanked her with a red envelope.

III) Matters needing attention

1) Wedding Ceremony In order to ensure the smooth progress of your wedding, you can check the position of the audience at the time of registration and arrive at least 30 minutes in advance on the wedding day.

2) On the wedding day, the bride and groom and two witnesses must report 30 minutes in advance with their ID cards and seals. If they are under 20 years old, their legal representatives must be present to testify together. After the ceremony, two originals and one copy of the marriage certificate will be delivered to the couple for their application for hukou.

3) Court marriage is simple, but it should be respected. You should not wear jeans or dress too casually. The court gave the following advice on clothing:

Groom: Suit (tie or bow tie is required), Chinese tunic suit, military uniform, civil service suit, youth suit and Chinese robe. You can wear a shirt and tie with trousers to attend the wedding in summer. Avoid wearing sweaters, jackets and so on. And don't wear jeans.

Bride: Long skirts, dresses, wedding dresses, dresses and cheongsam can all attend the wedding. Don't wear too revealing and jeans.