The bride recreates old Hanoi in the engagement ceremony

BAC GIANG - On the one kilometer road to the bride's house, Bao Ngoc hired people to set up miniature scenes recreating Hoan Kiem Lake, Hang Than, Hang Ma, and Phan Dinh Phung streets for his engagement ceremony on September 30.

At exactly 9am, the groom's family from Hanoi arrived in Bac Giang city with 11 trays of gifts, transferred to a cyclo to go to the bride Bao Ngoc's house (27 years old), about one kilometer from the starting point.

The miniature landscape area recreates the space of Hang Than street with typical features of green rice cake stalls, fresh green rice stalls for sale on the sidewalk, on the way the groom's family enters the bride's house during the engagement ceremony of Bao Ngoc and Trung Kien on September 30. Photo provided by the character

To help both families understand each other's culture, the bride Bao Ngoc had previously set up an old Hanoi scene on the way from the groom's house to her house, such as Hoan Kiem Lake, Hang Ma Street, Hang Than Street, and Phan Dinh Phung Street.

After 10 minutes, the groom's party arrived at the bride's gate, the quan ho melodies "Inviting water - inviting betel" and "Guests come to play at home" resounded. Outside, the artisans started making to he figurines, the banh com vendors also bustled to invite guests to eat, the flower car carrying Hanoi's autumn also attracted many people to check-in.

"I want to bring the cultural space of Hanoi to my hometown Bac Giang to recreate the old streets that marked our love," Bao Ngoc said. The engagement ceremony was organized with a blend of Hanoi and Bac Giang culture, helping the bride and groom to be happy when encountering familiar scenes.

Quan ho singers welcome the groom's family, showing the unique culture of the bride's hometown in Bac Giang. Photo provided by the character

Talking about the idea of ​​organizing the engagement, Bao Ngoc said that she had previously graduated from the Event Director major, so she wanted to come up with the content for the big day of her life. Regarding the decoration, in addition to the miniature scenes simulating Hanoi's old quarter on the street, the reception booth was set up with the highlight of conical hats, the ladies welcoming guests with betel boxes wrapped in phoenix wings and singing Quan Ho songs, the background is the Dong Ho folk painting "Mouse Wedding" with 3D carved animals on foam.

Bao Ngoc said that instead of having the bride and groom's names printed on the background like other couples, she wanted the couple and their relatives to stand here to interact, both to display and introduce the beauty of Kinh Bac's traditional culture and to show everyone a grand wedding of the bride born in the year of the rat.

At the end of the engagement, the groom's family sang the song "Farewell" to see them off.

Bride Bao Ngoc (pink shirt) and her mother prepare to welcome guests at her home on September 30. Photo provided by the character

Bao Ngoc said that she and her husband paid for the entire engagement ceremony themselves. The large cost was due to the elaborate design details such as hiring an artisan in Ho Chi Minh City to arrange the flowers and an artisan in Hang Than, Hanoi to design the tray containing the gifts.

The bride shared that she might have a Western-style wedding in her upcoming wedding. "Both my husband and I are trying to earn money to be able to organize the engagement and wedding ceremony in a neat, meticulous and impressive way. This also shows that he and I both respect and want each other," Ngoc said.

See more pictures of Bao Ngoc's engagement ceremony.

The Quan Ho sisters sing and offer betel leaves wrapped in phoenix wings to guests.

Not only recreating the space of Hanoi's Old Quarter, bride Bao Ngoc also hired artisans to make clay figurines to perform and serve at her engagement ceremony.

Miniature landscape simulating Phan Dinh Phung street (Hanoi) with rows of old trees and flower vendors.

Hang Ma Street - a place that specializes in selling decorations for traditional folk holidays of Hanoi's Old Quarter.

Hoan Kiem Lake miniature landscape

Bride Bao Ngoc (red ao dai) and the female tray bearers take photos with the Dong Ho painting "Mouse Wedding" carved in 3D on foam.

The Quan Ho sisters sing and offer betel leaves wrapped in phoenix wings to guests.

Not only recreating the space of Hanoi's Old Quarter, bride Bao Ngoc also hired artisans to make clay figurines to perform and serve at her engagement ceremony.

Thanh Nga

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