An Eastern Promise

The traditional wedding gown in China is not white but bright red, which symbolizes luck for the new couple, and you can expect lots of noisy firecrackers at the wedding to scare off evil spirits.

In Japan, purple is the color of love. A young bride may choose to wear a silk kimono covered in purple iris-flowers on her big day.

If you think you’ve got seating problems take heart: In Indonesia it is not uncommon for more than 1,000 guests to be invited to the wedding reception and it is customary for the bride and the groom to greet each guest in a long receiving line before festivities can begin!

A fortune-teller, known as a kung-hap, traditionally looks into a couple’s future in Korea before they are married. A harmonious union is important as gifts alone for a traditional Korean wedding can cost upwards of $40,000.

An early Filipino custom required the groom to throw a spear into the front steps of his intended-bride’s home as a dramatic statement to everyone that she had been spoken for, though nowadays a gold band will usually suffice.

Carefully observing traditional customs is an important facet of marriage worldwide – Some even say it can be a matter of wife or death!

And after the rice and spears are thrown, what better way to celebrate together, than on a Perfect Thai Honeymoon for two blissful weeks?