Inter-cultural wedding but not really.

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Inter-cultural wedding but not really.

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anhoang May 19, 2012

My boyfriend and I think we are ready to take it to the next level and get engaged. Thing is I happen to be Laotian and Vietnamese, and he is Chinese, we are totally confused and what ceremonies we should do. I am more in-touch with my Laotian side and would like to have a Laotian Buddhist wedding ceremony and my boyfriend doesn't mind at all. I'm pretty sure his family would like to have a traditional Chinese ceremony though, which I don't mind. I'm planning on paying for all my wedding dresses meaning a traditional for the reception, Laotian wedding dress for that ceremony and a quipao for the Chinese one, should I get an ao dai and have a Vietnamese ceremony as well? Three wedding ceremonies seem a bit much but my paternal grandparents always wanted me to have a traditional Vietnamese ceremony (though they did think I'd catch myself a full Viet husband.)

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Maybe you could start by sitting down with each side of your family (separately) and talking to them about which cultural traditions are most important to them, whether that's the whole ceremony or just certain elements (like, say, a tea ceremony). Take notes. :)

Then see if you can compile some of them into a reasonable schedule, or whether you should work on organizing multiple events.

1 year ago