This is just a hypothetical question. I'm not getting married or anything. I have no plans to for a while.
But I got back from an intercultural wedding and it got me wondering how certain weddings will turn out.
The wedding I went to was for my boyfriend's cousin. They're Chinese but the groom is Caucasian (notice I didn't say "American" because they're both American). Anyway, it was a nice wedding, very simple, quick and memorable.
They started out with the traditional American/Western wedding with the whole tux, white gown, etc.
Then after the bride and groom got their first dance and the bride had her dance with her dad she went to change into her traditional Chinese outfit. That's what she wore for the rest of the day. For the most part it was very American except when she changed her dress and the little sign in thing for the guest but that was it. The wedding was nice in that they added a lot of personal touches. They had the wedding in Austin where they met and drove off in a burnt orange mustang with a long horn logo. They met at UT Austin. I thought it was cute.
It was the same way when my aunt married her husband. She did the traditional white dress and changed into her Laotian outfit. My other aunt did it the opposite way.
I noticed that a lot of Asian-Americans do this even if they marry someone of the same culture.
Now...my question is, how does that work if you have an intercultural wedding where the couple maybe both Asian but of different ethnicity?
I've always wondered if maybe the groom's family expects the bride to wear their cultural garb. If so then what about the bride's cultural dress? Then if you're an American and the bride wants a white dress too, then what?
So how would you do it if you were in that situation?
What have been your experiences with intercultural weddings?
But I got back from an intercultural wedding and it got me wondering how certain weddings will turn out.
The wedding I went to was for my boyfriend's cousin. They're Chinese but the groom is Caucasian (notice I didn't say "American" because they're both American). Anyway, it was a nice wedding, very simple, quick and memorable.
They started out with the traditional American/Western wedding with the whole tux, white gown, etc.
Then after the bride and groom got their first dance and the bride had her dance with her dad she went to change into her traditional Chinese outfit. That's what she wore for the rest of the day. For the most part it was very American except when she changed her dress and the little sign in thing for the guest but that was it. The wedding was nice in that they added a lot of personal touches. They had the wedding in Austin where they met and drove off in a burnt orange mustang with a long horn logo. They met at UT Austin. I thought it was cute.
It was the same way when my aunt married her husband. She did the traditional white dress and changed into her Laotian outfit. My other aunt did it the opposite way.
I noticed that a lot of Asian-Americans do this even if they marry someone of the same culture.
Now...my question is, how does that work if you have an intercultural wedding where the couple maybe both Asian but of different ethnicity?
I've always wondered if maybe the groom's family expects the bride to wear their cultural garb. If so then what about the bride's cultural dress? Then if you're an American and the bride wants a white dress too, then what?
So how would you do it if you were in that situation?
What have been your experiences with intercultural weddings?