(1) What was the process of proposing marriage?
1. In the southern region, the date of marriage proposal will be chosen first, and the time of marriage proposal is usually in the morning, when the prospective groom and parents at home will arrive at the woman's home.
Both parents explained their intentions when they met.
3. After talking at home, you can eat in the reserved restaurant or have lunch at the woman's house.
4. Conversation during the dinner can enhance mutual understanding, and the man's parents should give the woman a dowry before.
5. After dinner and a few words, the man's family left.
(2) What should the man prepare to propose at home?
1. A gift for proposing marriage at home
When a man proposes to a woman's house, he must bring gifts, and the number of gifts is generally even. Candy, tobacco and alcohol, cakes, red dates, etc. It should be ready. You should bring chickens, ducks and fish in the men's area. Others will bring some big gift boxes. For example, a round cake (representing that things can be perfect) and an apple gift box represent auspiciousness and happiness. After the conversation, the woman needs to prepare a gift for the man to take back.
2, door-to-door gift money
The man should take the initiative to ask the woman's opinion, such as the amount of gift money and how to collect the bride price. It is also necessary to determine whether the engagement fee includes the wedding fee and various etiquette fees, such as uncle's gift, dressing ceremony, mother-in-law gift, table pressing ceremony, chef's gift, door opening ceremony, candle ceremony, serving ceremony and so on. , should be discussed accordingly, in order to avoid subsequent disputes. The amount of gift money can be given according to local wedding habits.
My conclusion: the process of proposing marriage can usually be completed in one morning. If the woman's house is hospitable, she can stay at the man's house for dinner. In the process of proposing marriage, it is generally nothing to aim at the new couple, mainly based on the conversation of the elders, as long as you are prepared to be a beautiful bride and groom.