{"id":8217,"date":"2016-12-10T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T14:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/?p=8217"},"modified":"2021-09-19T17:07:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-19T22:07:02","slug":"traditional-thai-wedding-ceremony-need-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapeartist.com\/blog\/traditional-thai-wedding-ceremony-need-know\/","title":{"rendered":"A Thai Wedding Ceremony – What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"
When getting married in Thailand,<\/a> there are two types of weddings. There is the traditional Thai Wedding which consists of a Buddhist religious ceremony and the legal marriage registration. The ceremony is the wedding, however, the registration takes care of legal aspects. This is paperwork to be filled out to officiate the marriage. <\/span><\/p>\n Here are some ideas on what to expect from the traditional ceremony.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n There are things to expect from both the bride and groom’s side of the family to <\/span>uphold Thai wedding traditions<\/span>. The groom will have two gifts to prepare. One will be a gift of gold jewelry given by him to the bride before the wedding. The second is the gift of a dowry he will later give to the bride’s parents. <\/span><\/p>\n For his proposal, the parents of both the bride and groom will meet the other. If the parents of the groom approve the bride, they will ask her parents if they allow the marriage. They will then negotiate how much the dowry will be. <\/span><\/p>\n The families will discuss a date for the traditional Thai wedding ceremony. They may decide to handle the legal registration on the same day, but this is not required. After a date is set, each family will hand-deliver invitations to family members and friends of the other.<\/span><\/p>\n One of the Thai wedding traditions is for the groom to make merit to honor the bride’s ancestors. He may give money to the temple or release a captive animal. Monks will come and bless the marriage and home. The family will then feed the monks.<\/span><\/p>\nHow to Prepare<\/b><\/h2>\n
The Traditional Bride<\/b><\/h2>\n