1. Lee Yan Chi 10014462
Yeung Ming Lut 10010629

3. A bride from the late 1800s
wearing a black or dark
colored wedding dress.
• European and American
brides had been wearing
a plethora of
colors, including
blue, yellow, and practical
colors like black, brown, or
gray.

5.  White wedding gowns
and veils, credited to
Queen Victoria's
choice to wear a white
wedding dress at her
wedding to Prince
Albert in 1840
 Implication:
"a connotation of
innocence and sexual
purity.”

6. 1. SOMETNINOLD  Inherit every bliss and
happiness
2. SOMETNINGNEW  To symbolize new life
3. SOMETNINGBORROWED  To symbolize
that the bride would enjoy a happy
marriage too
4. SOMETNINGBIUE  To symbolize purity
5. Silver sixpence in your shoe  To
symbolize good fortune

7.  Exchange of
wedding vows
 Promises each
partner in a couple
makes to the other

8.  Exchange of
wedding rings
 The Romans believed
a vein in this
particular
finger, called "vena
amoris" (a.k.a. the
"vein of love"), leads
directly to the heart.
 By wearing rings on
the fourth
finger, symbolically
declares their eternal
love for each other.

9.  A public
proclamation of
marriage by an
authority figure or
leader

10.  Flower girl and page
boy
 Usually 4-8 years old
child
 Flower girl is the angel
in the wedding,
carrying happiness
and blessing to the
bride.
 Symbolize the blessing
to have children

11.  Speeches / Toasts
 From the groom, best man, father of the
bride and possibly the bride
 wishing the couple well.

12.  Dancing
 First dance as
spouses

14.  Wedding cake
 Distribution of cake
among the guests by
only the bride
because consuming
the cake would
ensure fertility.

15.  The bride and groom
would share a piece
of cake before
distributing it to the
guests to symbolize
their union and their
promise to forever
provide for each
other.

17. “Three Letters”
Betrothal Letter
• Formal document of the engagement
Gift letter
• Listing types and quantity of gifts
Wedding Letter
• Confirmation of the formal acceptance
of the bride into the groom’s family

18. Wedding
ceremony
Choosing
wedding
Presenting date
Wedding
Presenting Gifts
Betrothal
Birthday Gifts
matching
Proposing

19. Proposing
If parents of a young man identify a woman as the wife of their
son, then they will find a matchmaker present their request to the
identified woman’s parents
Birthday matching
The matchmaker would ask for the girl’s birthday and birth hour
record to assure the compatibility of the potential bride and
groom
Presenting Betrothal Gifts
If the match was predicted to be auspicious, the matchmaker
would take gifts to the girl's parents and tell them that the
process could continue.

20. Presenting Wedding Gifts
Prolific gifts were presented again to the girl's family, symbolizing
respect and kindness towards the girl's family as well as the
capability of providing a good life for the girl.
Choosing wedding date
Male side asks a fortune-teller and proposes a lucky wedding
date, then goes to female side to ask for confirmation.
Wedding ceremony

21. For the bride
Bathing with pumelo
“hair dressing” ritual
Red wedding dress, shoes and her face need
to be covered by a red cloth.
Phoenix decoration

22. For the groom
“Capping” ritual
Long gown, red shoes and a red silk
sash with a silk ball on his shoulder
Dragon decoration

23. The Ceremony
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24. Western style Chinese
style
Style bridal veil Cheongsam,
Mandrian
collar
Cutting Narrow on Straight,
the upper narrow,
body part but close-fitting
wide on the
lower part of
body
Color White Red

28. RITUALS