Wuxi’s local wedding customs. What rules do you need to know about getting married in Wuxi and holding a wedding banquet:

1. The day before the wedding, both men and women must worship their ancestors. The man’s family is commonly known as the Chinese New Year. Early in the morning When the bed is spread in the hot room, the girl's family calls ancestor worship "farewell to ancestors" and treats her daughter to a meal, commonly known as "waiting for marriage" or "waiting for the lady", and also prepares "dowry".

2. On the wedding day, the groom will first serve wine to the matchmaker at dawn, commonly known as "waiting for matchmaking wine". The matchmaker will bring gifts and lead two bridal sedans. The groom will ride on one and the other empty sedan will accompany him. Afterwards, colorful lanterns are displayed, vocal music leads the way, and the "Wangxiang" goes to the bride's house to marry, commonly known as "virgin marriage".

3. When the groom arrives at the bride’s house, he first bows to the bride’s juniors, and the recipients give red envelopes of money to the groom, which is called a visit gift. The woman hosts a banquet to entertain the groom, which is called "Inviting the East Bed". After the invitation, the bride got into the sedan chair with a phoenix crown and a red scarf on her head. The "descendants bag" and "wang box" opened the way, and the lanterns shone brightly, and she followed the groom through the door.

4. On the wedding day, when the groom gets up, he does not need to wear a coat or tie. He only needs to wash up.

5. All the bride’s clothes should be brand new on the wedding day, and it is best if the dress does not have pockets, as pockets are said to take away the family’s wealth. It is not advisable to choose raw flowers for the bride's bouquet, because raw flowers are more casual and carefree, which is unlucky for the wedding.

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