How Do You Have A Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony With Options For The ABC (American Born Chinese)?
So you want to incorporate the Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony into your wedding day, but don’t know where to start or who to involve? I can help! Different couples will have varying wedding ceremony times, locations, and preferences. I will be providing you with the 3 most common preferences. Scenario A (More Traditional): The groom and his entourage arrives at the bride’s family home to perform the “Door Kicking” ceremony to gain entry to the bride’s home and “pick up” his bride. After he gains entry, the bride and groom will serve tea to their elders and others. Some couples will kneel and some couples will stand-the difference is that some religions prohibit kneeling to anyone or anything as it is a sign of “worshipping”. The bride should always stand to the right of the groom. The people being served tea will sit in chairs facing the couple. Start with the bride’s paternal family’s eldest family member-usually a Great Grand Parent or Grand Parent and proceed down the family line. Bot
