Your auspicious date must be picked first by submitting the dates of birth of both bride and groom to match with date according to the Chinese Almanac that’ll best suit for them to be married on. According to the common belief, this’ll bring the couple good luck, fortunes, and prosperity.

Another important date that had to be picked out was the Betrothal Ceremony. In Chinese culture, this day is a formal meeting between the couple’s parents prior to the actual wedding day. The groom’s family presents various proposal gifts such as traditional Chinese wedding cakes, fruits and jewelry that represent fertility and prosperity, which is also known as “Grand Gift.”

The newlyweds and their parents stand on stage, and together with the guests they toast three times, saying in Cantonese, “Yum Seng!” (饮 胜!, meaning ‘drink to success!’). Typically, the “Yum” syllable is dragged as long as possible, and finally ending with a celebratory “Seng!”