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What etiquette should we pay attention to at the wedding?

1. Traditional marriage

Traditional marriage generally pays attention to "three books and six gifts". The three books refer to the documents exchanged in the process of wedding engagement, namely "Letter of Appointment" (exchanged at the time of engagement), "Letter of Gift" (exchanged at the time of a big gift) and "Book of Welcome" (handed over by the man to the woman at the time of wedding reception). Six rites refer to the procedures from seeking relatives and matchmaking to getting married and finishing marriage, including: (1) getting into bed. A few days before the wedding, choose an auspicious day, put the couple's new bed in the new house, spread the bedding and sheets, then spread the dragon and phoenix quilt, and be sprinkled with all kinds of happy fruits, such as peanuts, red dates, longan, lotus seeds, etc., which means that the couple will have a baby early. (2) make a bridal chamber. According to the old regulations, the groom's brothers of the same age can make trouble in the new house. The old people think that "the new couple will make trouble if they don't make trouble", and they can ward off evil spirits for the new couple and get lucky after marriage. (3) Dowry. Dowry is the escort of the woman here and a symbol of her family status and wealth. The dowry will be delivered to the husband's house the day before the wedding at the latest. In addition to printed clothes, dowry is mainly something that symbolizes good omen, such as scissors (meaning butterflies fly together), spittoon (also known as bucket for descendants), vase (meaning flowers bloom with wealth), shoes (meaning growing old together), ruler (meaning fertile fields) and so on. (4) above. Before the wedding ceremony, on the auspicious day, men and women comb their hair at home by a hair-combing woman, and at the same time, they say loudly: comb it to the end, comb it to the white-haired Qi Mei, comb it to the children and grandchildren, and comb it to four silver bamboo shoots. (5) Hold a red umbrella. The bride goes out of her house and stands in the open air. The sister or bridesmaid holds a red umbrella over the bride's head, which means "spreading branches and leaves" and scatters materials into the sky and the top of the umbrella. (6) Maiyan basin. This indicates that the married life of the red brazier is booming. (7) straddle the saddle. Homophonic blessing indicates that the two people live safely after marriage.

A traditional wedding is a wedding ceremony dominated by traditional wedding methods. The biggest difference between it and a modern wedding is the wedding. Nowadays, this traditional wedding method is quite common in rural areas and even in most parts of cities. Usually, the groom, accompanied by the best man and other attendants, goes to the bride's home by car to meet the bride. The wedding team must knock on the bride's door repeatedly first, and the children will clamor for red envelopes. During the whole process, firecrackers continued. After the bride's house finally opened, she had to entertain the new bride and guests, and then carried or carried the bride on the sedan chair or car. Picked up the bride and arrived at the man's house, and firecrackers exploded. The ceremony was presided over by the master of ceremonies. Surrounded by relatives and friends, the newlyweds worshipped the heavens and the earth, worshiped the Gaotang, and then the couple greeted each other. After firecrackers, the bride was sent into the bridal chamber, and a wedding reception was held after a short break. Now the whole process is recorded by photography and video recording, and then carved into a festive CD for commemoration.

Generally, there are two places for wedding ceremonies: one is at home, and the other is in hotels or other public places. In Fangda rural area, almost without exception, weddings are held at home, and the ceremony is still traditional, and people with high prestige and good work in the clan or village are invited to preside over or participate. In addition, there is a professional emcee who prepares for the host's family at the banquet. Weddings in cities are held not only at home, but also in hotels and other public places. This method often separates the welcome ceremony from the wedding ceremony, and combines the wedding ceremony with the wedding banquet. The basic procedures are:

(1) Playing festive music. The master of ceremonies announced the wedding, and the bride and groom both entered the banquet hall with the music.

(2) bow and bow. According to the arrangement of the master of ceremonies, this ceremony is usually divided into three levels: first, the newcomers bow and bow to their elders and relatives and friends; Secondly, the bride and groom bow to each other; Finally, the couple bowed to all the guests.

(3) the introducer speaks. The introducer can briefly introduce the love story of both parties and wish the bride and groom happiness after marriage.

(4) the elders or parents speak. You can make an impromptu speech to congratulate the bride and groom from people who are no one around or have a high reputation among relatives and friends.

(5) newlyweds speak. If the bride and groom are not good at speaking, they can also adopt an alternative method and ask the bride and groom to sing a song to show their gratitude to all the participants.

(6) The banquet begins. The master of ceremonies or parents lead the bride and groom to toast the guests, often starting from the main table. The wedding ceremony is now a thousand paragraphs.

2. Traveling to get married

Generally, the new wedding ceremony is less influenced by the family, and it is purely centered on the bride and groom, which is very different from the traditional low ceremony.

Tourism marriage is a popular way of marriage in recent years, which is loved by the majority of young people. Tourism marriage itself is also different in ways. Some tourist marriages are just the follow-up movements of the traditional wedding ceremony mentioned above; Some tours are more pure, eliminating the previous procedure. For newly married young people, traveling is more appropriate. Newly-married men and women want retail to have an independent and comfortable world for two people, and tourism provides such conditions. Newcomers can not only get along with each other, but also enjoy meteor sightseeing, increase knowledge and cultivate temperament.

In order to have a successful and pleasant wedding, you should make very careful preparations in advance. It is necessary to choose the itinerary and route according to the physical and economic conditions of both parties and the prime time of the travel route without affecting work and study. It is best to choose a place where both sides have never been and are interested, otherwise you should try to take care of the woman. If the woman has enough travel opportunities at work, of course, it can also be based on the man's wishes. The route doesn't have to choose a tourist hotspot, and it is often more interesting and meaningful to find a new way. In addition, we should also pay attention to the fact that the itinerary should not be too tight, because this is not a simple tour after all.

Generally speaking, both families should have a small welcoming ceremony before leaving and returning.

3. Lawn wedding

The characteristics of lawn wedding are: relaxing and romantic, enjoying the freshness of nature, and letting sunshine, blue sky, green grass, gardens and waterscape accompany you for a romantic life. The process of the wedding is as follows: (1) poetic opening music; (2) the opening speech of the host; (3) newcomers enter the venue; (4) the new person takes the stage and the witness witnesses the marriage; (5) preaching vows and exchanging pledges; (6) Make a wish and drink a toast; (7) Be grateful to parents and thank guests; (8) Open champagne, and after the New Year's Eve, (9) Daiyu, a parent, always makes a toast to the guests. Attention should be paid to the lawn wedding: (1) In order to fully let the newlyweds, relatives and friends feel relaxed, romantic, cordial and natural atmosphere, it is best to choose a resort with a wide sound and surrounded by green mountains and green waters; (2) The planning and implementation of the wedding is entirely handed over to the wedding company; (3) In nature, with exquisite and unpretentious flowers, balloons, sand curtains and the careful planning of the bride of Furong, the couple will definitely read Ganzhou like a princess and a prince.

4. Group Wedding

A group wedding is a wedding form organized by the organizer and attended by many couples of the bride and groom. In recent years, the collective wedding is a new thing that comes from the promotion of new marriage in China, and it is also loved by many young men and women. This kind of wedding ceremony is not extravagant and luxurious, and has less procedures and commemorative significance.

Nowadays, popular group weddings are organized spontaneously, but most of them are organized by mass organizations. Compared with traditional weddings, group weddings are more ceremonial. Men and women attending the wedding usually dress up specially, mostly in new suits and ties. The bride wears a beautiful wedding dress with flowers in her head, and the bride and groom all wear red flowers on their chests. Other people attending the wedding activities should also dress neatly. The wedding venue should also be arranged in a festive and auspicious way. Generally, banners are hung on the front, and the words "collective wedding of a certain unit" are written, and the word "double happiness" in gold or big red is printed on the bottom. The venue will also be decorated with flowers, handicrafts and other decorations.

there are fewer guests at the group wedding. In addition to the bride and groom, there are occasionally some parents or relatives and friends, and more are young colleagues and friends. The leaders of the unit should also participate in the congratulations. The specific scope and number of participants are determined by the organizer as the case may be.

At a group wedding, the witness can also serve as the master of ceremonies to preside over the wedding ceremony. The procedure of the announcement is roughly as follows:

(1) The host begins the splendid wedding, and the bride and groom enter the venue (or stand up and gather by the seats) with the Wedding March and warm applause. Under the attention of all the celebrating guests, they are seated on the rostrum full of flowers, fruits and candy.

(2) The witness and the responsible person of the local or grass-roots unit take their seats on the rostrum.

(3) The bride and groom bow to their parents and make friends.

(4) The bride and groom bow to each other.

(5) The bride and groom bow and bow to the witnesses, the parties attending the wedding and the guests.

(6) Speech by the witness or leader. Generally, witnesses are invited to be leaders of local or grass-roots units. In their speeches, they should congratulate the newlyweds and offer some hope. Speak briefly and enthusiastically.

(7) Parents' representatives speak. Representatives can be introduced among the parents attending the group wedding in advance to express their wishes and expectations for the next generation, as well as their gratitude to the relevant leaders for organizing the group wedding.

(8) The representatives of the newlyweds spoke. The main content is to thank the relatives and friends who attended the wedding and show the determination of the newlyweds to study and work in the future.

(9) gifts. The unit hosting the group wedding presents souvenirs to the newlyweds, usually books, picture frames and other memorable items.

(1) hold a dance or recreational activities. At this point, the wedding is over.