Traditional Chinese Wedding Dinner Horrors!!
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Hmm, then restaurant sit-down dinner, can?Originally posted by Nelstar:The major problem is, how to get them to believe a buffet is no different and can be just as welcoming as a wedding dinner.
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From the view-point of a guest, I feel really bad eating for free
I'd want to give a token of appreciation. -
No... if parents are that tradition, they wouldn hold the dinner if the bride is preggy.Originally posted by sbst275:Forget it... She would look pretty
That's funny
it looks ugly cos... seems like shot gun to ppl.
might as well skip it since the couple has already rom-ed, just go ahead with the couple's wishes
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i told nellie...Originally posted by choco B:Hmm, then restaurant sit-down dinner, can?
let's go to a chinese restaurant on weekends when he's off...and invite small groups of ppl.
say mom's side of the family.. dad's side...
a very informal one...
and voila~ by the time we're done with the dinners, we're married for a year le... -
that's a good idea tooOriginally posted by choco B:From the view-point of a guest, I feel really bad eating for free
I'd want to give a token of appreciation.
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doesn't sound like a bad idea. kudos.Originally posted by shinta:i told nellie...
let's go to a chinese restaurant on weekends when he's off...and invite small groups of ppl.
say mom's side of the family.. dad's side...
a very informal one...
and voila~ by the time we're done with the dinners, we're married for a year le... -
Restaurant dinners are alot more economical, has all the frills of a "proper wedding dinner" and the food's decent too. Something you could look into.Originally posted by shinta:i told nellie...
let's go to a chinese restaurant on weekends when he's off...and invite small groups of ppl.
say mom's side of the family.. dad's side...
a very informal one...
and voila~ by the time we're done with the dinners, we're married for a year le... -
Then the in laws may hold it against you later. Not so good.Originally posted by shinta:No... if parents are that tradition, they wouldn hold the dinner if the bride is preggy.
it looks ugly cos... seems like shot gun to ppl.
might as well skip it since the couple has already rom-ed, just go ahead with the couple's wishes 
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YeapOriginally posted by shinta:No... if parents are that tradition, they wouldn hold the dinner if the bride is preggy.
it looks ugly cos... seems like shot gun to ppl.
might as well skip it since the couple has already rom-ed, just go ahead with the couple's wishes
My wife joked once, ppl later say the guy buy 1 get 1 free -
This reminds me. Previously, when you're single, ppl always like to ask: "When are you getting married?"Originally posted by shinta:i told nellie...
let's go to a chinese restaurant on weekends when he's off...and invite small groups of ppl.
say mom's side of the family.. dad's side...
a very informal one...
and voila~ by the time we're done with the dinners, we're married for a year le...
I felt like telling them: "Oh, I got married last year, but you weren't invited". That ought to shut them up for good. -
taling about that, i had a colleague who had his dinner at tung lok. not a big event, only 10 tables. But the food was fantastic.Originally posted by shinta:i told nellie...
let's go to a chinese restaurant on weekends when he's off...and invite small groups of ppl.
say mom's side of the family.. dad's side...
a very informal one...
and voila~ by the time we're done with the dinners, we're married for a year le... -
well we're gg to move out as soon as we can afford to have a kid...Originally posted by Wanda:Then the in laws may hold it against you later. Not so good.
my mom.. she's got no say. as for nellie's side.. i'm not that sure..
but i guess.. his dad will give in since nellie can be very stubborn
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Originally posted by Deportivo:doesn't sound like a bad idea. kudos. thanks
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Oh, you mean Tung Lok THE sharksfin restaurant.Originally posted by Deportivo:taling about that, i had a colleague who had his dinner at tung lok. not a big event, only 10 tables. But the food was fantastic. -
and if it's spread over a year....Originally posted by choco B:Restaurant dinners are alot more economical, has all the frills of a "proper wedding dinner" and the food's decent too. Something you could look into.
can shun bian celebrate 1st year anniversary -
WahahaOriginally posted by shinta:and if it's spread over a year....
can shun bian celebrate 1st year anniversary
Talking abt 1st yr, this Sat my 1st anni... Almost forgot
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Originally posted by Wanda:This reminds me. Previously, when you're single, ppl always like to ask: "When are you getting married?"
I felt like telling them: "Oh, I got married last year, but you weren't invited". That ought to shut them up for good. -
yes, THE sharksfin resturant.Originally posted by Wanda:Oh, you mean Tung Lok THE sharksfin restaurant. -
Originally posted by sbst275:Wahaha
Talking abt 1st yr, this Sat my 1st anni... Almost forgot
congrats
have u thought of what to do on that day? -
Oops! I think I know what you're thinking.....Originally posted by shinta: -
Dunno...Originally posted by shinta:
congrats
have u thought of what to do on that day?
My parents now again asking when holding dinner... I say, got baby liao, difficult -
i like sharksfin soup without the finsOriginally posted by Deportivo:yes, THE sharksfin resturant. -
I am a shark-friendly person.Originally posted by Deportivo:yes, THE sharksfin resturant.
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i like to believe the sharkfins in the sharkfins soup is not real sharkfins. maybe i am just deluded,Originally posted by Wanda:I am a shark-friendly person. -
say baby needs full time care from mom... cannot take mom away from the cryin baby even if its for a few hoursOriginally posted by sbst275:Dunno...
My parents now again asking when holding dinner... I say, got baby liao, difficult