Chinese
Wedding
Traditions


Gold
Chinese brides are given pocketbooks filled with gold jewelry by their female relatives. These gifts are a status symbol for the bride.

Red
In ancient China, red was the color of love and joy. Red has been maintained as the favorite color choice for the bride's dress, candles, gift boxes, and the money envelopes that are presented to her.
In keeping with the color of joy, red, which runs as a theme through a Chinese wedding, after the ceremony, the bride and groom are given goblets of wine and honey. The glasses are tied togther with red string.