* 17 – 18 January 2014 || Uni Friend’s Wedding
There are some significant different between the 2 weddings which I list down here:
| Burmese (Chinese) Wedding | Vietnamese Wedding ** | |
|---|---|---|
| Gifts | usually not money but equipment or stuff that B&G can use in their new house. They can just sell it back to the supermarket if they don’t like it. | Usually money (guess’s is quite standard ; for relatives a bit more depending on how close you are) |
| Start & Intro | Guesses give & receive their gifts at the entrance. Eating starts (menu has 1 – 10 dishes !?) Guess singing straight away (1 – 2 songs) | Guesses give their gifts ($) at the entrance. Lion dance or sth first as an intro (5 – 10′). Bribe & Groom going into the stage + intro w both families (10 – 15′) |
| Brief intro about B&G history (edu, etc.) then B&G going into stage (during the 1 & 2 dish). Eating continues after that. | After that, Eating starts (menu got 1- 8 dishes ?) (if invited @ 11am, guesses usually come at 11.30 or even 12 skipping the intro) | |
| 2nd time: B&G goin to the stage – drink & cut the cake | Guest singing while B&G going ard cheering w guesses (longer) | |
| Guest singing while B&G going ard cheering w guesses (shorter – started since 4th or 5th dish) | ~ | |
| Guesses start to leave while serving the main dishes (fish, etc.) – the 5 or 6th dish !!! | Guesses leaving more or less after all the dishes served – usually around the last dish – dessert. | |
| Aftermath | remaining Guesses & relatives take some Photoshoots w B&G | Don’t have!? |
** based on what I rmb on my cousin’s in summer (aug?) 2012