Bride returning home - 三朝回門 San Chao Hui Men

Traditionally, three days after the wedding, the bride will return home to her family to be considered as a guest. The bride cannot stay overnight. The bride will bring along a pair of roasted pig, two boxes of cakes, two bottle of wine, two candles, two chicken, shen cai, and gifts for the family. The groom may or may not accompany the bride. The bride’s family will return parts of the gifts as a courtesy.

In modern day, the bride will still return home on the 3rd day. However, now-a-days the bride may or may not need to bring back any gifts for the family. Often, they may away on their honeymoon overseas.

These are the most of common wedding practises. How much is followed today really depends on the various Chinese families and dialect groups. It is quite common for most Chinese modern weddings to retain only the tea ceremony and wedding banquet. Hope you find some of the information under this article useful to you or your family, friends who will be preparing their wedding!