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Weddingbee Boards: Forum: South East Asian - Recent Topics http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Weddingbee Boards: Forum: South East Asian - Recent Topics en Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:50:25 +0000 shus100 on "Vietnamese betrothal presents" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/vietnamese-betrothal-presents-1#post-448288 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:49:57 +0000 shus100 448288@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Can anyone help me locate any gifts for a vietnamese wedding gift.  I am the grooms mother and want to present the brides parents with some traditional gifts.  I know about the typical nuts, leaves, tea, cake, fruits etc.  But where can I get these all put together.  I am traveling a long distance and I would like to have these items sent to my sons home before the wedding.  It would work for me if the were places in a nice box or on a tray with the traditional red cloth.  Any suggestions would be helpful. <img src="http://boards.weddingbee.com/my-plugins/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-smile.gif" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /> AnnieTran on "Custom Vietnamese Ao Dai in VA/DC??" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/custom-vietnamese-ao-dai-in-vadc#post-416303 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:00:33 +0000 AnnieTran 416303@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Hey ladies! I'm getting married next May and I would like to have ao dais custom made for me and my 4 BMs in VA/DC.  So far, I've had an ao dai made by a lady that lives in Falls Church but the fit was awful!!  I had to spend another $40 (on top of the $80 she charged me) to have it fixed.  When I demanded that the fit wasn't correct, her response was, "That's the way I sew them."  I'm not even going to bother going to Eden b/c I've heard they tried to charge some people nearly $500!!  And I've heard some horror stories about ordering online.  Any suggestions for local ao dai makers? Annie katskills on "Do NOT Order Ao Dai Dress from aodaivinh.com!" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/do-not-order-ao-dai-dress-from-aodaivinhcom#post-103622 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:13:47 +0000 katskills 103622@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Do not buy your ao dai dress at aodaivinh.com!  I received a dress that looked quite different from what was shown on the website.  On the website, style 164 shows a red jacket with embroidered edges and an embroidered dragon and phoenix on the front.  When I received the ao dai, those things that were supposed to be embroidered were painted on!  It looked cheap!  I thought that when I purchased the dress at $100 that I was getting a great deal, but you pay for what you get.  I have contacted the company to complain about the "false advertising" and have not heard a peep from them.  My next step is a credit card dispute.  Do not put yourself through all this to save a few bucks; it's not worth it! owlsrock on "Filipino Brides!" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/filipino-brides#post-52922 Thu, 22 May 2008 13:24:24 +0000 owlsrock 52922@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ I'm sure you guys are out there. Talk about your wedding planning here! --Jehnel Scarlet-Blossoms on "Cross Culture Wedding" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/cross-culture-wedding#post-387984 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:41:51 +0000 Scarlet-Blossoms 387984@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has any experience or any ideas on how to incorporate two different cultures. I'm Cambodian and my fiance is Orthodox. I don't want to go through the whole cambodian ceremony and he is dead set on having an orthodox church ceremony. I was wondering if anyone has any advice on how to show both cultures without being too much in favor of one. Any advice or ideas will be greatly appreciated.   Thank you! trinny on "Vietnamese brides: how are you wearing your hair?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/vietnamese-brides-how-are-you-wearing-your-hair#post-96432 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:04:43 +0000 trinny 96432@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ I have a traditional tea ceremony in the morning and American ceremony in the evening.  I need a hairstyle that will accommodate the hat that goes with the ao dai, which may not go with my wedding dress.  I've considered getting my hair done twice, but it seems excessive.  What is everyone else planning to do? cynderella on "is it possible for asians to have assigned seating?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/is-it-possible-for-asians-to-have-assigned-seating#post-255993 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:38:18 +0000 cynderella 255993@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ i've been to numerous asian weddings with open seating for 300 and never found any problems or people having no one to talk to. i will do rsvp cards for head count but because of my experience with asian weddings, i wonder how necessary it is to have a seating chart..any thoughts? maybe a couple reserved tables for immediate family. (wedding party will be at the head table.)   tbittles on "Vietnamese wedding traditions" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/vietnamese-wedding-traditions#post-80134 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:12:25 +0000 tbittles 80134@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ I've been trying to find just the right Vietnamese traditions to incorporate into my wedding. I've decided not to change mutliple times - the ao dai i have is not very comfortable to wear. The groom going to the bride's family's home is not practical and we've decided not to see each other before the ceremony.  Any suggestions?  Thanks! yrret107 on "Vietnamese & RVSPs" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/vietnamese-038-rvsps#post-402162 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:22:48 +0000 yrret107 402162@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ This is similar to the Phillipino post but not exactly.   I just heard from my sister that Vietnamese usually don't RSVP.  Also, if they don't RSVP, it is not appropriate to call them and ask them if they are coming.  How am I suppose to give my caterer a final count? Has anyone had to deal with this problem?  This is a budgeted wedding and I can't just add a full table for people who "might" come. Also, I'm planning on having assigned seating.  I don't want the people who didn't bother to RSVP sitting at a table where other people are sitting.  BTW, I'm vietnamese, my FH is american.  We invited about 170 guests.   And we are having food stations, so there's really no time to go from table to table asking people for toasts.  We are having a cocktail hour, we I can do a lot of meeting and greeting.  Will that be ok?     kusinera on "Filipinos and RSVP problems" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/filipinos-and-rsvp-problems#post-160271 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:50:27 +0000 kusinera 160271@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Hello Pinay brides! I am having a big, fat Filipino wedding. Ok, not as big as my auntie's (1000 people!!! it boggles the mind!) but fat for American standards: about 350 adults & children, and then 40 kids under 5 (mini baby boom amongst my thirtysomething girlfriends and relatives).  We have strict capacity requirements for our venue (thank God -- or else we'd probably have close to 500).There is no way we can go over 400. Absolutely no way. So, I am trying to figure out how.. 1) to get Filipinos to RSVP!!!! I know I've been guilty of this as well. We, as a people, just do not know how to do this. At my niece's wedding, four families (with kids, in-laws, and even boyfriends and girlfriends and dates!!!) showed up when they didn't RSVP. One family showed up uninvited! 2) To word the RSVP card politely so that I give a strong signal that ONLY family and long-term partners are invited, and not random dates or plus ones. For example, I have written (on the insistence of my family) "and family" on the invitations, and have included the children I know of on the guest list and on total head count. Now, how do I make sure that extras don't come along, or "+14" doesn't get written on the RSVP. Now, I know that one option is to put "X seats have been reserved in your honor." But sometimes people cross that out... Unfortunately, asking my mom to call folks and clarify who is invited and how many "and family" means just isn't an option. She's really disorganized and we don't have everyone's numbers, and she's such a softie she'll end up telling them they can bring the neighbors as well.  Help!