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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 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:48:15 +0000 julietisurs on "Destination Wedding + Vietnamese Tea Ceremony" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/destination-wedding-vietnamese-tea-ceremony#post-3133112 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:27:43 +0000 julietisurs 3133112@http://boards.weddingbee.com/  Hello Brides! I am Vietnamese American marrying a Caucasian guy. We are getting married on the beach in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. I'm thinking about incorporating the tea ceremony into our wedding  but not sure how I am going to do this. Have you ever seen a tea ceremony performed on the beach??? trambam on "Your Wedding Ao Dai" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/your-wedding-ao-dai#post-3187869 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:32:00 +0000 trambam 3187869@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Hi there, Just wanted to start a new thread and see what everyone's wedding ao dai looks like!  Also, where did you buy or get it made from?  What color is yours? I think I might get mine made in Vietnam and have it shipped over here.  Debating between red or hot pink. Please share! trambam on "Wedding gown in Vietnam?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/wedding-gown-in-vietnam#post-2185773 Sat, 21 May 2011 16:44:10 +0000 trambam 2185773@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Hi Bees! My FI and friends will be going to Vietnam for vacation this July.  I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on any places to possibly get a wedding gown made?  Also, is there anything else I should get in Vietnam to be cost effective? I plan on getting invitations made there and my bm's ao dai's made there, too.   Lilubird on "Filipino!" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/filipino-1#post-2355620 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:22:04 +0000 Lilubird 2355620@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Anyone marrying a filipino?! Share here! <3 jbanhthon on "Any fellow Vietnamese brides-to-be out there?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/any-fellow-vietnamese-brides-to-be-out-there#post-908741 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:31:58 +0000 jbanhthon 908741@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ I need help finding a place where I can order a custom-made ao dai for a reasonable price. I have a picture of the exact one that I want, I just need to have it made. Suggestions? pandaboo on "my FI is vietnamese-american, advice on communicating with his mom/parents" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/my-fi-is-vietnamese-american-advice-on-communicating-with-his-momparents#post-2888412 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:47:33 +0000 pandaboo 2888412@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Hello to any vietnamese/south east asian bees out there :) my FI is vietnamese-american, he doesn't really follow vietnamese culture since he was born and raised here but his parents stick to their culture most of the time. they're catholic which makes things easier, since I'm catholic as well. but here's where I need advice: I've gotten along with his parents the whole 3 years we've dated. his mom has always been very sweet to me even though I had heard that asian moms can be scary at times (stereotypical comments). His parents have offered to pay for the reception since they're really well off in the money department. I am very grateful and appreciative of this, however his mom has already picked a reception venue without even consulting me. this made me very upset and my FI told me that's just how his mom is and that's how she was raised.. we're talking to them this wednesday so I can let her know that I want a say in my wedding and I want to show her the reception venue that I found, I have all the pricing info and pictures. what is the most respectful way to go about letting her know that even tho I appreciate her paying for the reception, it is my wedding day, mine and her son's, so we should get a say in it too.. p.s. the venue I chose is cheaper than hers... it's more my style, her venue is an asian restaurant that a lot of asians have their weddings at. I have never been there, FI says it's really big and nice. thanks for any advice :) amazingnothing on "Future Vietnamese Mother in Law... any advice?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/future-vietnamese-mother-in-law-any-advice#post-2871636 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:44:29 +0000 amazingnothing 2871636@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Hello everyone. I have been with a Vietnamese man for nearly 8 years. We got a house together, with an apartment for his mom. He is the youngest of 7 sons, and all of the older sons don't want to take care of the mom. For the first couple of years, I thought that was really messed up. Then we lived together, and I understood completely. I have never met someone who was so manipulative and cruel. She was nice to my face and then told random people that she hated me... when we were moving, she unpacked my things and used them as packing material for her stuff... she used my hoe to chop up all of my gardens and plant her own stuff... she steals my things, and talks terribly about me to my future (hopefully) husband (the list is endless). I have been so nice to her all these years, and only stood up for myself once, when she killed my plants. I have taken care of her, and listened to her complain about her sons, and their wives... I am at a loss now. She seems to be hell bent on making her son, my boyfriend, miserable. He said he feels like she ruined his life, but at the same time, he won't stand up to her, or defend me. Things got so bad that I had to move out of my home, and now, even though things are getting better, she still has so much power. Everytime I try to talk to her, she threatens to kill herself. I used to tell her everyone loves her, and wants her to be alive, but as the years get more filled with some kind of weird hatred from her, I find myself being less and less sympathetic. I know there are a few Vietnamese women, and caucasian women that are with Vietnamese guys on this board, and I'm hoping that you can give me some advice on how to work with her. I don't want to have this constant drama and pain, I just want to get married to the man I love and have a family. I wanted to write her a letter to try to make peace, but my guy told me not to bother with it, that it wouldn't help. I told him it's worth a shot, I just need help translating... he said that no one (him and his brothers) knows how to write in Vietnamese. I don't know if that's true, but the message was loud and clear, I'm on my own in trying to fix this weird mess. So, ladies (or guys), any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you Worry Wart on "100 is a small wedding???" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/100-is-a-small-wedding#post-748212 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:56:00 +0000 Worry Wart 748212@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ I'm planning on having only 50-100 people at my wedding because FI and I don't know that many people and I'm quite picky who I invite.  For instance, I'm not inviting my co-workers or bosses.  So far, a lot of the Chinese and Vietnamese people that I know have responded, "100 people.  That's it.  What a small wedding!"  It's as if something is wrong with me for having a "small" wedding.  Anyone else encountered this? von on "Any bees who live in Asia?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/any-bees-who-live-in-asia#post-1505163 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:29:55 +0000 von 1505163@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Hi everyone, I've been reading Weddingbee for ages before I was engaged and now that I am, the boards are making a lot more sense to me. Just wondering if anyone is from Asia? I'm a Singaporean bride-to-be and there is a serious dearth of community and user friendly forums for us. Just tossing it out and wondering if anyone here is from my neck of the woods?  Dec-bride on "singapore ring size?" http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/singapore-ring-size#post-2920209 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:20:12 +0000 Dec-bride 2920209@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Any singapore bees know what system they use there for ring size?