http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Weddingbee Boards: Forum: East Asian - Recent Posts en Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:10:24 +0000 http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/filipino-wedding-sponsors-on-invite#post-3223745 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:34:28 +0000 awesomeryl 3223745@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I realize this is so much later, but just in case anyone comes across this and wants another opinion (lol).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>We (both filipino) are adding it to our invitations. &nbsp;It is a custom of my mother's family. &nbsp;Frankly, I could care less either way - the cost to print a sheet of velum are not going to make our break our budget. &nbsp;But why am I doing it without 'making tampo' - easy. &nbsp;Even if they are not paying for the wedding per se, ninongs &amp; ninangs (sponsors) cough up a lot more money when they see their names on there. &nbsp;Is that a d*uche approach to it? &nbsp;Yes, but with my mother's family, it's not like there's much of a choice (no name = no attendance, no attendance = no $).</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Oh, and it also makes it a lot easier for families in the Philippines (your uncle who still lives there, your lola who wants to come) to get their Visa in order if they have an invitation that has their name on it (to show that they're really going there for something, not just for 'TNT').</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/filipino-wedding-sponsors-on-invite#post-3198778 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:10:14 +0000 PenelopeB 3198778@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Its the same as Mexican traditions! It is customary to add them to the Invitation but if you are going to do more of a modern twist, I say add them to the program but let the sponsors know before they see the Invite. I've been a sponsor before and I can imagine being upset that I was not included in anything. As far as the coins, cord, and veil go, its usually seperate people for all 3. If they are single, its just 1 person per item but if they are married, its both the husband and wife per item.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/filipino-wedding-sponsors-on-invite#post-3198535 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:25:53 +0000 alyssa247 3198535@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>all the filipino weddings i've been to have a separate sheet for the entourage names.&nbsp;the entire invitation is&nbsp;usually 3 sheets. 1st is the announcement "...invite you to the wedding of so and so on this date at this place, on this time bla bla..". the 2nd card usually contains the wedding party. it's stated pretty straight forward. no more fancy wordings usually. principal sponsors, maid of honor and&nbsp;bestman, bridesmaids and groomsmen, secondary sponsors (1 pair each for the candle, veil, and cord), flower girls, bearers (ring, coin, and bible. sometimes it's just the ring and coin bearers). the names of the entourage are usually paired. girls names on the right and guys on the left. then the 3rd card is usually the rsvp info, how many seats are reserved for the the invited, sometimes couples indicate if they are part of any wedding registry for the gifts, sometimes there is map or directions to the venue/s.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/wearing-red-at-asian-weddings#post-3155283 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:44:47 +0000 louisianablue 3155283@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>It's generally in poor taste to wear red or white to a wedding.&nbsp; Anything that will take attention away from the bride.&nbsp; Just pick a different dress.&nbsp; Plenty of other occasions to wear your red dress.&nbsp; Valentine's Day is coming up.<img src="http://boards.weddingbee.com/my-plugins/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-wink.gif" alt="Wink" title="Wink" /></p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/show-me-your-banquet-outfit#post-3149000 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:35:41 +0000 hes 3149000@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>This is one of the dresses I wore...<img src="http://bios.weddingbee.com/pics/119678/chinese_1.JPG" /></p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/koreans-and-rsvps#post-3146690 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:40:35 +0000 WestieGirl 3146690@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>@mkim: That's exactly how I feel. They will show up and get turned away. FI already said they would get kicked out. We already have issues with his parents (check out my other posts in the Family Board) so I would flip my lid if this happened. HELLO BRIDEZILLA!!!!!</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/koreans-and-rsvps#post-3145214 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:24:43 +0000 RhubarbPie 3145214@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Im joining in on this thread because I like that there are so many other&nbsp;people with Korean fiances :) Anyways, my fiance is Korean too (if that wasn't obvious :P). His entire family still lives in Seoul, and I know his family doesn't really care (or understand why) we are issuing such formal invitations. They'll all probably RSVP by email or phone. Thats both because it would cost so much to send the little RSVP card back and also because they probably wouldn't think to do it. Anyways, I'm really excited for our wedding. I hope my new family has a great time!</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/koreans-and-rsvps#post-3145069 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:03:24 +0000 mkim 3145069@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p><a href="#post-3120152">@WestieGirl:</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;I am also worried about that.&nbsp; If they show up, they won't have a place to sit or have anything to eat.&nbsp;</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/wearing-red-at-asian-weddings#post-3142787 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:17:21 +0000 redband 3142787@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>OK here's the deal: I've always been told that red is a prosperous, good bla bla colour and this is the colour won for celebrations.</p> <p>Now I've been told that only the bride wears red at a Chinese wedding? I mean... I've been to so many weddings where everyone sort of tries to wear red! I'm eating myself up wondering if I made a faux pas ( I wore a very red dress) at a friend's wedding recently. Maybe it's a modern thing and wearing red is now frowned upon. </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/dilemma-on-having-either-a-western-reception-or-a-traditional-chinese-reception#post-3142743 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:09:57 +0000 redband 3142743@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>What we are doing:</p> <p>Small but very luxurious western wedding (ceremony+ reception) for 40-50 people hosted by FI and myself.</p> <p>Separate Chinese reception for 250 people, hosted by my parents;)</p> <p>We both (ie. parents and us) get to do everything we want for our own events. They get to pick the colours they want (ie. they won't nag me about mine), food everything for theirs. They even picked what we will wear and we honestly don't mind because we don't know anyone there. </p>