Chinese Customary Wedding Preparations

At the blink of the eye, my Chinese Customary Wedding is now less than half a year away.



It must have been Wifey's initiative on preparing early that makes me suddenly aware of how little time we have. I have pushed most of the preparation to her, using the excuse that she's a stay home tai-tai while I work from day to night. Kudos to her for lightening my workload. She compiled a long list of things we have to do. And by long, I mean really long.

- Shop for shoes
- Plan & book for honeymoon
- Groom go for designing + measurement @ ALW
- Shop for groom's attire (shirts, tie)
- Shop for tea dress
- Shop for PS casual clothings, if desired
- Shop for new furniture
- First Fitting @ Studio
- Check when to liase with florist, PG, etc.
- Choose invitation cards
- Select printer to print invitation cards
- Select & order wedding favors
- Shop for stationery, AP box, car deco, etc
- Compile guest list
- Choose songs for two march -in, over dinner, etc.
- Prepare photo montage
- Send electronic RSVP + get address
- Get family members to settle their outfits/suits/etc
- Prepare emcees' draft speech (if required)
- Meet Hotel Coordinator for menu selection, coordination, wine purchase, etc.
- Manicure + pedicure ($_$)
- Photoshoot (and need to decide on venue too)
- Food tasting & confirm menu
- Purchase wines + liquors
- Purchase/order GDL (thats guo4 da4 li3) stuffs, cakes, suckling pig, etc
- Book caterers for lunch at both homes on actual day
- Clean up our houses to make it presentable
- Mail out invitations + note # of special diets (I got plenty of vegetarian friends)
- Plan AD schedules & inform VG + PG
- Organise seating arrangements (Will have fun deciding who to sit with Mr Blinky)
- Assign duties to helpers
- Choose thank you gifts for attendants if not red packets
- Plan amount for red packets
- Arrange for increased credit limit approval (gotta chalk up points)
- Send RSVP reminders
- Chase late RSVP + finalise guest list
- Finalise headcount + seating arrangement
- Meet Coordinator to confirm details
- Reception Planning
- Discuss details with helpers
- Write our speeches

Mr Sniper/Mr Ghost: If there's anything I miss, let me know.

Wifey is very meticulous when it comes to planning. If I were to come up with the list, I'll probably only come up 1/4 of what she wrote and miss the rest out. =p

But I stick to my MCP views.
Girls should stick to what they do best - the small things.
Guys should still do the long-term planning.

She take charge of the wedding, I take charge of achieving finacial freedom.
So sue me.

For those who are getting married, you can take note of the long list above (which assumes u have chosen a hotel + engaged a bridal studio + Actual Day Photographer + Videographer)

And for the totally ignorant, here's a few links for ya.
Somehow, Mr Cockroach comes to mind, though his is still quite some time away.

A Chinese Wedding guide

And a Fetch the Bride Guide

I look forward to my Chinese Wedding. And the fun I will have sniggering at my friends busy preparing for their wedding after mine is over.
For now, I'll let you do the sniggering.

Now shoo, I'm busy.