A Vietnam’s Wedding Ceremony
The wedding is a particular ceremony day for the couple. On that day the man and
the woman get married. A wedding in Vietnamese culture is not simple because it
contains many steps. There are 3 important steps: a good preparation, a big party and a
first blessing night.
The families of the groom and bride prepare carefully for the wedding. First, the
groom’s parents choose the best day for the wedding ceremony. One week before the
wedding, the couple has to invite all their relatives and friends by sending out the printed
invitations. In Vietnamese culture, it is impolite if you invite people by calling them over
the phone. After that, the groom will hire a band, cooks and people who decorate the
house for him because the wedding will be held there. In the past, the groom and bride
had to wear Ao Dai which are the traditional clothes for their wedding. But today, they
can dress in other things; their friends will help them choose a beautiful dress and suit.
After that, the couple will take photographs for their wedding album.
Depending on their financial family, they will celebrate a big or small wedding.
Most Vietnamese people try to celebrate as big a wedding as they can afford because this
is an opportunity that they can show their honor and how rich they are. The wedding day
is a busy and noisy day. On the wedding day, the celebration mass will be in the early
morning, so everyone has to wake up very early. After the mass, they will go home and
prepare for the wedding party. Before the wedding party, the groom’s family and
relatives will go to the bride’s house and bring a lot of gifts wrapped in red paper.
These gifts are betel leaves, areca nuts, wines, fruits, cakes, and tea. Those who bring
these trays also are carefully chosen; usually they are happily married couples. When the
groom is at the bride’s house, he will ask the bride’s parents for permission to take the
bride to his house for the wedding party. People who are invited will come late, about
thirty minutes after the party starts. The groom and bride will stand at the entrance and
invite their friends to join the party. During the party, the band will play music very loud
so that everyone pays attention to their wedding party. Friends of the groom and bride
will sing happy songs for them. The couple will go from table to table so that their friends
can drink beer to cheer for them. Some families celebrate the wedding party for several
days. But usually, we just celebrate the wedding party for one day. At the end of the
wedding party, the groom’s parents will say thank you to everyone who came and
cheered with their child.
The first night of the couple is blessed. After the wedding party the groom and the
bride go to their room for some privacy. In Vietnamese culture, people believe that if
they celebrate the wedding well, the bride will be pregnant after the first night. But
nowadays, people don’t believe that anyone and they think the couple will decide when
they have their first child.
I think the wedding ceremony is a nice tradition of Vietnamese culture. It is also an
important tradition because it shows the identity culture of Vietnamese. Vietnamese
should keep and develop it in the future.
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