In a Chinese wedding it is perfectly normally that the wedding couple receives “lai see” or red packets filled with cold hard cash to offset the wedding budget. Its a different case if you talk about other cultures like weddings in Australia or USA where the guests normally refer to a wedding registry (online nowadays) to determine the correct gift to buy.
Nonetheless, its looks like Cash is king and Wishing Wells, or Money Trees are now set up for guests to contribute cash. Hmmmm,,, looks like times are a changing and with imminent increase of tolls in KL and rising oil prices, its not gonna be easy having kids after the big wedding.
This has led to the advent of Wishing Wells, or Money Trees, which are usually set up in reception areas for guests to drop cash into. Couples have the option of adding an explanatory poem to the well to coax guests into giving.
But Ms Loiterton says Australian guests still seem reluctant to give cold hard cash.
“From our conversations with the hundreds of couples we deal with, guests – especially Australian guests – do not necessarily feel comfortable giving cash. It’s a cultural thing, in certain circles it’s totally acceptable.”
She says guests seem more at ease with the idea of contributing money towards something specific – such as a honeymoon register- or buying vouchers for an activity or experience – like hotair ballooning, cooking classes or sailing lessons.
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Note : This is the second video in a series of videos we will be doing for this wedding blog.
Today I will ask my wife why she chose the wedding venue at that restaurant (Top Hat) in KL for December 2007.
If you want to ask us some questions, just leave a comment and we will try to answer them with a Video post! Don’t we just look awful without makeup. Can someone please sponsor us some nice foundation to patch up my pimple face.
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We’ve visited 2 wedding cake makers and 7 jewellery shops over the past 3 days to get the best deals. We have not chosen the final vendors yet but a video on this tiring decision is in the works.
Here’s a good tip on how Westerners address their invitation cards. This is not something practical for those having non Western weddings but it merely serves to remind us that the correct names is important.
Outer envelope - addressed to the householder. Inner envelope - the names of each person invited. RSVP - some people think the “number of guests” line is confusing, because it might suggest that the invitation is open to more than the number of guests listed on the envelope. However, if the invitation was made out to four people but only two can attend, this is necessary information. Personally, I rather like that line.
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