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Yes, we do! reenvisions the traditional Taiwanese engagement ceremony with our modern pastries and cakes. In the conventional Taiwanese wedding, the groom’s parents will give engagement pastries to the bride’s parents, who share these pastries to family and friends before the wedding day to share their joy. Yes, we do! addresses contemporary couples who might be a bride and a groom or a same sex couple. Our brand conveys a joyful and fulfilled engagement with a modern interpretation of the eight steps of Taiwanese betrothals.
The Procession
The procession is a main event of the engagement ceremony. On the wedding day, the first thing that the betrothed and their family will do is decorate the wedding cars.
Before going to the prospective spouse’s house, the finacÊ leaves his house in the wake of firecrackers to scare off evil spirits. Firecrackers also paved the way for the journey
from the bride’s house back to the groom’s. After the groom picks up the bride from her parent’s home, he drives her back to his parent’s house where the groom’s family and friends will “welcome the bride.”
Gift Giving
The gifts that the the betrothed presents to the fiancĂŠ and his or her parents symbolize prosperity and good fortune. Six and Twelve are two lucky numbers in a Taiwanese wedding. Some families will present 6 gifts or 12 gifts.
Also, the symbol for “Double Happiness” 囍 (ｘǐ) is prominent on Chinese wedding invitations, red money envelopes, and other traditional Chinese wedding accessories and decorations.
Tea Ceremony
Communicate order of serving
The order of serving tea is important. It shows how the couple respects their elders. The parents will be served first, then the grandparents, grand uncles and grand aunts, uncles and aunts, and siblings.
Give gifts After the drinking of the tea, gifts for the couple will be presented. Gifts are usually in forms of red envelopes with a mount of money that can widely range approximately from 50 to 500 USD.
Chinese Door Games
Before the betrothed can take away his or her new finacé, he or she has to win approval from the betrothed’s friends and family by passing a series of tests in the form of fun games, also called “door games.”
There are three main categories 01. Q & A
The groom must answer every question about the bride and their relationship correctly. For every incorrect answer, the groom and his entourage will have to either do push ups or sit ups! 02. Tasks
The groom and his groomsmen must pass the challenges presented by the bridesmaids or bride’s friends. 03. Love Declaration
The friends of the bride will ask the groom why he loves her. He has to say it loud so that the bride can hear clearly.
Parental Goodbye
In traditional Chinese & Taiwanese weddings, before the betrothed left their parent’s home, he or she would cry 哭 嫁 (kū jià), to show his or her reluctance to leave his or her mother and to thank his or her parents for educating him or her.
Nowadays, the couple say goodbye to the betrothed’s parents together.
Ring Exchange
After they both receive approvals from the tea ceremony and the Chinese door game, the couple will exchange rings
A family of chickens symbolize wealth for the new couple.
Ancestor Prayer
After the parental goodbye before leaving, they will worship their family ancestors and gods to pray for the luck in their marriage.
Once they pray, the combined families will eat traditional tangyuan 湯圓 (tāngyuán), which represents luck.
Departure Symbolism
After the ancestor prayer, upon leaving house, the matchmaker will use a rice filter to cover the bride’s head until she gets into the car.
When she gets into the car, she will toss a fan out of the window, signifying the loss of her temper because of the marriage. The bride’s mother will pour a basin of water out to symbolize giving her daughter away to the marriage.