To the Chinese people , wedding must grand and lively, usually they would invite a lot relatives and friends. So the wedding location always choose the hotel which is convenient of traffic and capacious of space.
2.something old :Also, the bride needs something old , like her mother’s jewelry . It means her parent’s love and care she received from childhood.
3.something borrow :The clothes of the bride must borrow one from her best friends. It stands for never forgetting the friendship.
The westerners prefer church or other places which are quiet . The wedding is in ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱerfect order but not so lively as Chinese.
Traditional Chinese wedding feast pay more attention to gaudy . We always think that more people come to the wedding , the greater the face . So perhaps the guests care little about the food ,but enjoy the process of ceremony.
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cut the cake throwing bouquet
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In the traditional Chinese wedding , the bride was dressed in red and wore a FengGuan , also had a piece of red veil . While the bridegroom wore a red gown MaGa , a red hat . The bride sat in the sedan ,and the groom rode a horse in the former.
But today due to internationalization , Chinese people also accept west wedding ,but mainly still traditional things.
1.something new :The bride must wear new clothes ,even if be remarried . Usually the bride wear a white bridal veil as it stands for a new start .
The westerners ‘ wedding are more simple but romantic . They usually invite some of their relatives and best friends. The feast always is a outdoors party.
B英语092 胡建华
Chinese Wedding
Western Wedding
1.Etiquette（礼节） 2.The Dress（礼服） 3.Wedding location (婚礼地点) 4.Wedding reception（婚宴）
The western wedding are relatively simple but very romantic . They pay more attention to grave and holy (庄重、圣洁). The church , the wedding oath, the wedding rings are more important. The high tide of the wedding is that the bride’s father give his daughter ‘s hand to the bridegroom. Then the couples exchange the rings and accept good wishes from their relatives.