Presentation prepared by: Mr. Leng Chhay Some practical information on Cambodian Wedding Process.

Presentation prepared by:Mr. Leng Chhaywww.camlefa.org

Some practical information on

Cambodian Wedding Process

AN EXHAUSTED FULL DAY OF EVENT

A day prior to the wedding day Make up time Groom procession Parents greeting Ring exchange Hair cut Marriage blessing Small trip (if any) Receptions / party

Some minor order might change according to the wise man (Achar).Wise man is a person, who leads the process of the event.

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A day prior to the wedding day

No long distance travel Do not undertake any big physical

activities Make sure you will not have diarrhea Save all your energy Sleep well Be prepared for tomorrow

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Make up time

On the wedding day Wake up early Take shower Go to the make up room (will be

informed) Meet the makeup person(s) Make up activities done Go with the groom ushers and wise man

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Groom procession

Hear instruction from the wise man Stay on a road side in front of the line of

many people (accompanied by the groom ushers), who carry fruits and cakes

Khmer live music on, sound of gong on Start walking towards the bride’s house

(normally about 100-200 meters) Arrive at bride’s house. She comes out to

receive the groom into the house. Sit down

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Parents greeting

Wise man will decide about the order Both greet the parents of the groom,

then the parents of the bride Music on, singer sings to show the

fruits and cakes the groom’s troop brought for the bride

Wise man asks for groom’s parents agreement and then asks the bride’s parents.

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Ring exchange

Rings for groom and bride prepared in advance

Bride prepares ring for the groom and groom prepare the ring for the bride

Groom places the ring on the bride’s finger, and then bride do the same to the groom.

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Hair cut• Change clothes (both bride and groom)• Sit in the middle between the bride maids and the

groom ushers (there are normally 3 bride’s maids and 3 groom’s ushers).

• Two Khmer singers will start speaking and joking• Khmer music on, and they sing and joke all the

time. Finally they get scissor and a comb, and start the hair cut (just pretend – no real cut, wishing good wealth for the new couple)

• Other relatives start to cut the hair for bride and groom to make them look good and by doing so, the pair will be wealthy and happy.

• This takes around 60-90 minutes. Many audiences!

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Marriage blessing

Change clothes Both sit on the mat, hands on the

pillow Wedding music on Relatives start to put a red string on

wrist of bride and groom to recognize their spouse relationships. Some relatives might give a ring.

Finally, both stand up and the bride accompanies the groom into her room

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Small trip (if any)

After lunch Change clothes A car will accompany the bride and the

groom including the maids to visit a beautiful garden to take some photos for good wedding album.

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Receptions / party• In the afternoon (about 5:00PM onwards)• Party will be prepared in a restaurant• Bride and groom stay at the door and greet the

guests, who come to the party. • Eating and drinking. • A lot of people will come. • Bride and groom can visit people at each table.• About 7:00PM – wedding cake. Bride and

groom can make a short speech, assisted by a moderator, then everyone start to sing together. Blow out the candles, cut the cake, offer to parents, friends etc.

• Finally, dancing!!!

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Important Notes

Photographer and video man will take the pictures throughout the event (hundreds of pictures will be taken).

Wedding clothes will be hired from the make up persons, who will change the clothes several times (especially for the bride).

Some other steps will might be added as people prefer to mix with Chinese or Western tradition.

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Any question?

Please contact

Mr. Leng Chhay E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.camlefa.org

Thank You for your attention!

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