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Vietnamese Weddings ? Anyone help
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Thu, 28 July 2005 00:22
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Im off to a Vietnamese Wedding this saturday , An old school friend.
Anyone been to a Vietnamese wedding ? Just wanting to know if there is anything i should know before this saturday ?
Any special dress code ?
Special greeting ?
Money rather then gifts ?
I have no idea 
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Location:
Canberra, ACT
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May 2002
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Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Vietnamese Weddings ? Anyone help
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Thu, 28 July 2005 02:25
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Well, I'm Vietnamese and I got married 3 months ago... So...
I'm assuming that you're only going to the recption and not the tea ceremony.
Dress: Suit
Gift: Varies depending on how well you know them. Start at $100 in a red packet (or an envelope if you don't have access to a red packet). Close friends will give $150 and onwards. Family usually starts at $300 upward.
Oh, and learn to cha cha. 
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Location:
Newcastle
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August 2003
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Re: Vietnamese Weddings ? Anyone help
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Thu, 28 July 2005 02:25
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ah viet wedding... gunna b some hunnis there lol.....
I have a secret obsessin with viet nail salon gurls muhaha...
Anyways, I do know that at some point in ceremony they introduce the brides family and grooms family to each otha. My friend was friends with the famly members of both the bride and groom, and all his friends stood up, he had no idea what was going on so he stood up and followed....... owned....
Dont do it if u dont wanna look stupid...
And yea the funds as a gift is pretty customary across all asian cultures.
Just dress tidy, be polite around and under the eye of the elders (well just dont be a loud drunken fool)... and have fun.
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Location:
Newcastle
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August 2003
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Re: Vietnamese Weddings ? Anyone help
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Thu, 28 July 2005 02:28
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3 years and a married man huh Nark, didnt think u were THAT old haha.
Learn to cha cha??????? lmao?
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Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Vietnamese Weddings ? Anyone help
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Thu, 28 July 2005 02:33
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Dude, it was 10 years before she cornered me! 
I'm Vietnamese, so I knew how to cha cha when I was in the womb... 
It's in the genes man, just like kareoke and the Vietnamese squat. 
Oh, I forgot to mention. Give the red packet when you enter and sign the sign board/cloth.
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Location:
Canberra
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September 2003
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Re: Vietnamese Weddings ? Anyone help
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Thu, 28 July 2005 03:21
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Hahaha im so so glad i asked the question and got these replies.
Where can i get a red packet
| Nark wrote on Thu, 28 July 2005 12:25 |
Well, I'm Vietnamese and I got married 3 months ago... So...
I'm assuming that you're only going to the recption and not the tea ceremony.
Dress: Suit
Gift: Varies depending on how well you know them. Start at $100 in a red packet (or an envelope if you don't have access to a red packet). Close friends will give $150 and onwards. Family usually starts at $300 upward.
Oh, and learn to cha cha.
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Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Vietnamese Weddings ? Anyone help
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Thu, 28 July 2005 03:27
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Try the bargain stores in Cabra.
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Perth
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July 2004
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Re: Vietnamese Weddings ? Anyone help
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Thu, 28 July 2005 07:16
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yeah very similar to chinese custom..
but dont wear a white suit. that symbolises death and isnt really appropriate for a wedding..
oh and you better build up your alcohol tolerance before then because if theyre rich enough you might have a shitload of xo/vsop cognac to get through.. as well as practice strummin ur windpipes because karaoke is a usual happening..
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Location:
Sydney
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February 2005
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Re: Vietnamese Weddings ? Anyone help
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Thu, 28 July 2005 09:45
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Just wear suits, formal clothing.
Red pocket/envelope are the ones used in Chinese New Year, they just mean good luck.
They dont sell them in small amounts, they sell at about 30-50 envelopes a pack?
If you'll only need one then might as well ask an asian freind to lend you one.
No point in buying a pack of 30-50 if you wont be using them all.
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Cabramatta, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Vietnamese Weddings ? Anyone help
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Thu, 28 July 2005 10:18
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No. There are specific red packets for weddings. They have the "double happiness" character on them in various designs.
Cabra bargain shops will sell them individually.
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Victoria, Melbourne
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April 2005
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Re: Vietnamese Weddings ? Anyone help
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Thu, 28 July 2005 12:10
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| Nark wrote on Thu, 28 July 2005 12:33 |
Dude, it was 10 years before she cornered me!
I'm Vietnamese, so I knew how to cha cha when I was in the womb...
It's in the genes man, just like kareoke and the Vietnamese squat.
Oh, I forgot to mention. Give the red packet when you enter and sign the sign board/cloth.
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i always thought i atleast had some viet genes in me until i read this, now i know im not viet. cannot dance for sh*t
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Location:
Sydney
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June 2004
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Re: Vietnamese Weddings ? Anyone help
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Thu, 28 July 2005 13:30
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yeah or asian groceries have them...
ohhhh mans dammn i love weddings sho0o0o0o0 manyyy dressy girls.. 
im viet too btw
yeah what NARK said was correct
hahaa i was waiting someone to say come dressed in a chicken costume hahaha
dat would of been heappsss funni!
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October 2004
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Re: Vietnamese Weddings ? Anyone help
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Thu, 28 July 2005 13:40
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Be prepared to feel uncomfortable and listen to very dodgy singing by the paid singers, especially 80's songs (or maybe chart songs now?)! And usually they'll present in Vietnamese, followed by a translation in broken English.
I ONGLY LUB YOOH LONG TIME
And the cake wouldn't be that nice either. And if you're in Carlamatta you better pray to god you got an alarm and/or club lock.
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