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Essay About Wedding Day

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Wedding day

a) Veiling of the bride
The veiling of the bride is a poignant moment signifying the parent’s sadness as the daughter is going to leave their home. After the makeup and hairstyling session, the bride’s parents will affix the veil to her hair and thereafter veil her. The bride will then await the arrival of the groom or may then proceed to the church.

On the other hand, the parents of the groom will see to the grooming of the groom and to finally help him putting on his coat as symbolical sign of the final grooming accorded to him as a single person under their care. This is also performed in lieu of the Pai Chew (wine libation) during the traditional Ki Beh (mounting of horse ceremony) as a wish for a safe journey before he embarks on the journey to the bride’s house.

b) Chim Pang – Unveiling the bride
The unveiling may be held in the confines of the bedroom or for Christians, in front of the congregation in church. If it is held at home, the couple is encouraged to partake (one red and one white) kueh ee soaked in syrup and then a cup of tea. If an elderly couple with living children and grandchildren is available, they can be invited to feed the kueh ee to the bridal couple with the wish that the bridal couple will together be surrounded with happiness and be blessed with longevity and many descendants. The meaningful event is …show more content…

The usage of ‘Uncle’ and ‘Aunty’ are much frowned upon especially if they are closely related; so correct form of address clearly indicates the blood and perhaps marital relationship between the addressee and the person being addressed to. In keeping with the correct form of address, it is vital to have an elder or person is who able to guide the couple especially the person marrying into the family to note the proper form of address. The point here is to execute the moot the correct form of address correctly right from the

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