Tea ceremony

Jehvy

Member
Hi there,

I am not too sure about the tea ceremony customs,thus I just wanted to check. After the groom fetch his bride at her house, do the bride and groom serve tea to the brides' parents first before they head to the groom's place for tea ceremony?
 


alyooop

Member
Hi there,

I am not too sure about the tea ceremony customs,thus I just wanted to check. After the groom fetch his bride at her house, do the bride and groom serve tea to the brides' parents first before they head to the groom's place for tea ceremony?
Should be groom fetch bride over to his house, have tea ceremony there, then return to bride's side and have tea ceremony with her family. If not sure, just take default as everything settle groom's side first.
 

eyelash_curler

New Member
Hi,

Yes, by tradition, the bride's side tea ceromony is done during the home visit.
But if your schedule does not include home visit, you can still do a quick tea ceromony before going to groom's house, if family is not big.

You might want to consult your parents and elders about their opinion.
Some elders might voice out on the AD if they feel things are not done right (according to their own views)and might make you amend your schedule and affect timings.
 

penguinmummy

New Member
Tea Ceremony should be Groom side first followed by Bride change into Kua before return back to Bride's house for Tea Ceremony.
 

Mila99

New Member
Hi.. just wondering..for the tea ceremony, is there a rule on who we need to serve tea to?
Do we need to serve to all uncles and aunties?
or is it flexible and depending on what our parents want?
what about elder bro/sis?
 

alyooop

Member
Hi.. just wondering..for the tea ceremony, is there a rule on who we need to serve tea to?
Do we need to serve to all uncles and aunties?
or is it flexible and depending on what our parents want?
what about elder bro/sis?
Should be groom side first. Which relatives need to be served tea depends on what parents/elders day. Traditionally everyone needs, starting from the eldest relatives like great-grandparents, grandparents, grand uncles/aunts, elder siblings. If parents/elders want, younger siblings will serve to you so in this case prepare angbaos to give them after u took tea from them.

You can give parents input about who u feel u should serve tea to eg. Distant relatives u never see before and don't feel necessary etc. But do talk it through with your own side parents and see what your htb side plans are so there are no nasty surprises on the AD or angry relatives afterwards.
 

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