Chinese wedding day program
[ wedding]
Time
Bride
Groom
6.30 am
Sibling Feast
-
6.45 am
Hair & bridal makeup
(Call to confirm timing)
-
7.00am
-
Normal breakfast
7.45am
Photographer/ videographer to arrive.
Bestmen/ brother’s troop to arrive.
(Confirm number of brothers and cars)
8.00am
Bridesmaids/sisters’ troop to arrive.
Back-up photographer/video-grapher to arrive.
Leave to fetch the bride.
Bring:
8.40am
Parents to veil the bride.
-
9.00am
Arrival at bride’s home
-
Time
All
Remarks
9.00am
Fetch the bride activities:
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.
Bring:
(Prepare checklist for main bridesmaid on items to bring.)
11.00am
Visit couple's new residence.
Lunch
(Confirm No. of people for catering.)
12.00pm
Tea ceremony at groom’s side.
Bridal car to pick up bride's younger brother.
Arrival of bride's younger brother for bride's home visit.
Lunch
Bride's younger brother to bring wedding basket filled with toiletries (also called flower or oil basket).
1.00pm
Bride to change for home visit.
Groom to remove veil for bride.
1.30pm
Bride leave for home visit.
Bride's younger brother will also ride in bridal car.
Bring roast pig/ peanut candies or rice candies.
2.00pm
Tea ceremony at bride's side.
Not confirmed (need to check no. of people around)
2.30pm
Check into hotel.
Bring wedding and evening gowns and other things needed for the wedding banquet to the hotel.
(Prepare checklist for main bridesmaid on items to bring.)
3pm to 4.30 pm
Rest and relax.
-
4.30pm
Get ready for the ROM and wedding banquet.
(Confirm with solemniser.
What are the required documents from ROM?)
5.30pm
Final briefing for the wedding banquet.
(Who are the MCs?)
(Need to confirm guest list and seating plan)
(Need to assign duties to the rest of the people, eg: who are the ushers, who are in charge of guest book etc.)
6.00pm
ROM
Tea ceremony at bride's side.
(Pass the rings to bestman?)
Bring tea set for tea ceremony.
7.00pm
Cocktail reception/ Wedding banquet commence.
(MUSIC selection for march-in,
Animation/ppt is not done yet, and music selection for ppt.)
Contact information:
Time
Bride
Groom
6.30 am
Sibling Feast
-
6.45 am
Hair & bridal makeup
(Call to confirm timing)
-
7.00am
-
Normal breakfast
7.45am
Photographer/ videographer to arrive.
Bestmen/ brother’s troop to arrive.
- decorate brothers’ car
- Distribute buttonelles.
(Confirm number of brothers and cars)
8.00am
Bridesmaids/sisters’ troop to arrive.
- Distribute wrist corsages.
Back-up photographer/video-grapher to arrive.
Leave to fetch the bride.
Bring:
- Red tray with raw meat (or canned pork legs), oranges, dried longan, red dates and lotus seeds.
- Gifts for bride and in-laws, if any.
- Prepare ang baos.
8.40am
Parents to veil the bride.
-
9.00am
Arrival at bride’s home
-
Time
All
Remarks
9.00am
Fetch the bride activities:
- bride’s younger brother to open car door for groom,
- blocking the door,
- morning tea and sweet soup,
- lifting the veil
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.
Bring:
- tea set for tea ceremony,
- gowns/ kwa for changing,
- shoes/jewellery,
- Make-up.
(Prepare checklist for main bridesmaid on items to bring.)
11.00am
Visit couple's new residence.
Lunch
(Confirm No. of people for catering.)
12.00pm
Tea ceremony at groom’s side.
Bridal car to pick up bride's younger brother.
Arrival of bride's younger brother for bride's home visit.
Lunch
Bride's younger brother to bring wedding basket filled with toiletries (also called flower or oil basket).
1.00pm
Bride to change for home visit.
Groom to remove veil for bride.
1.30pm
Bride leave for home visit.
Bride's younger brother will also ride in bridal car.
Bring roast pig/ peanut candies or rice candies.
2.00pm
Tea ceremony at bride's side.
Not confirmed (need to check no. of people around)
2.30pm
Check into hotel.
Bring wedding and evening gowns and other things needed for the wedding banquet to the hotel.
(Prepare checklist for main bridesmaid on items to bring.)
3pm to 4.30 pm
Rest and relax.
-
4.30pm
Get ready for the ROM and wedding banquet.
(Confirm with solemniser.
What are the required documents from ROM?)
5.30pm
Final briefing for the wedding banquet.
(Who are the MCs?)
(Need to confirm guest list and seating plan)
(Need to assign duties to the rest of the people, eg: who are the ushers, who are in charge of guest book etc.)
6.00pm
ROM
Tea ceremony at bride's side.
(Pass the rings to bestman?)
Bring tea set for tea ceremony.
7.00pm
Cocktail reception/ Wedding banquet commence.
(MUSIC selection for march-in,
Animation/ppt is not done yet, and music selection for ppt.)
Contact information: