Chinese wedding invitation cards have to be well prepared by learned elders.
They must have certain phrases which would not offend the invitees and the elders.
The typical Chinese wedding invitation is red, placed in a red envelope(slip your angpow into the envelop on the wedding day), vertical wording, read from right to left. Groom's information presented first before the bride's.
Normally in recent years, the wedding banquet is fashionably combined event for both families. In the past, the bride's family sent out their own invitation card.
The card also includes the Chinese calendar dates for the wedding banquet,names of bride and groom, names of the parents, dinner venue, church wedding venue (if applies) , a Bible Verse (if applies).
The double happiness symbol/Christian love symbol/etc are usually found somewhere on the invitation.
As a guide, it is always easier to ask the restaurants to prepare the wedding cards (complimentary) for one's wedding, with approval from both sets of parents.
Some wedding cards designed by some wedding planners have been disastrous. So be careful.
When it comes to Chinese weddings, some traditions are still best to be kept.
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