Hi XHZ
Ya....I'm Chinese, but born in Canada. I was raised in a very traditional Chinese family so my mom wants me to have a traditional Chinese wedding, and my future hubby is from Hong Kong. I like this site because I learn alot of Chinese wedding traditions and lots of cool tips and it's all in English (most sites are in Chinese). I can speak Cantonese fluently, but my reading and writing is very limited. We're planning to go to Hong Kong to custom make dresses, suits, purchase invitations and wedding favours. It's very expensive here, plus we can visit his family in Hong Kong and annouce our wedding plans to his relatives.
We're planning to have our wedding on the 19th because my future MIL and my mom said we shouldn't get married in the 3rd and 7th month of the lunar calendar. My future MIL said the 1st and 15th day of every lunar month is the safest way to go and is usually a good day because the Tong Sing is not out yet, it's hard to come up with a date. Coincidently the 19th is the first day of the 4th month in the lunar calendar. Both families agreed. Woohoo!!
We're going to try to book a restaurant tomorrow. We been shopping around and narrowed it down to 2 restaurants. Gonna go see which one can give us a better deal.
BTW, I see the letters AD alot, I figure it means wedding date, but what exactly does it stand for?