“They still adopted some Chinese customs even though she was born here and her mother is Caucasian.”
One Chinese custom is the color red. Traditionally, the wedding dress and many of the decorations at the wedding are red, but that is changing. Crystal Tai says many brides in China are now wearing white just like American brides. The wife of Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-Shek was educated in the United States. She was one of the first to wear a white wedding dress in China in 1927.
Crystal Tai says that sometimes a couple will combine Chinese and American traditions.
“The groom will go to the bride’s house to pick her and her parents up, and they all go together to the wedding venue, and then at the wedding venue, the father will follow the Western custom to give the bride away at the ceremony.”
Another American wedding tradition is for couples to suggest the kinds of gifts they would like to receive. They may even name particular stores on their own wedding website. Crystal Tai says that would not happen with a traditional Chinese wedding.
“It’s embarrassing to ask for gifts in Chinese culture."
“But do couples receive gifts?”
“Yes. Usually people will just give money.”
The money is often given in a red envelope. But Crystal Tai cautioned people not to buy a red envelope with Chinese words on it if they don’t know how to read Chinese. The envelope might say "Happy New Year," a time when children receive money in red envelopes.
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