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Though the wedding certificate legally grants legal status for the marriage, the young couple is socially regarded as married only after their wedding ceremony, even in contemporary China.
Wedding Photo.
The first must-do for the young couple is to take a set of glorious wedding photos in a professional photography studio.
The practice of taking wedding photos evolved from taking a group photo on the occasion of marriage in the past. Since the 1920s, it became a fashion the young couple have pictures taken in wedding garments. In the 1960s, the traditional mandarin cheongsam and western wedding gown disappeared and people started taking wedding photos in casual wear. Since 1990s, professional photographers and studios dedicated to taking wedding photos have become a quite lucrative business. It is a custom for the newlyweds to hang up their enlarged wedding photos in the bedroom and show to the others their wedding photo album. Most people agree that marriage certificate is the legal document that needs to be kept in a safe place, but the wedding photos commemorate those happy and passionate moments that can be shared with the others. .
Wedding Invitation Card.
After the engagement, it is time for the young couple to send to their friends and relatives the red-colored invitation cards, the so called "Wedding Invitation". Nowadays, people become more and more fastidious about the appearance of the cards, some would print a wedding photo onto the cards and have them scented.
In the Chinese society where people stress a lot on etiquette, the invitation to the senior relatives should be handed over in person by the couple, sometimes even by their parents just to show their respect. For the guests of the same generation or mutual friends of the families, the invitation can be sent by mail. .
Luck Money.
Guests who have received the invitation card need to present congratulatory gifts to the newlyweds.
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