It is clear that every country, city and culture has its own traditions and customs, both social and cultural. These traditions change with the passing of time due to the new incorporations that the new generations are incorporating to them, but the essence of these cultures is always the same, it never changes. This is something that we can see reflected on wedding traditions too.
Wedding ceremony traditions change from country to country and culture to culture, but it is something that endures over time. The style of these cultural heritages changes and transforms with modern couples, but the essence of these traditions remains the same.
In this case, we will look at a Vietnamese tea ceremony. In this ceremony, the bride and groom are given tea on the floor with Vietnamese pastries and food. This tradition takes place in East Asia China, Japón, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam.
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What does this ceremony symbolize?
In this type of wedding ceremony, typical of some Eastern European countries, just like we mentioned above, the couple has to sit on the floor and drink a cup of tea as you can see in the photos.
This is done to represent the union of the couple and to formalize it, and obviously for Vietnamese cultural purposes because doing this the couple honors their parents, family and ancestors as it involves the bride, groom, their parents, close relatives, elders, the bridesmaids, and the groomsmen.
It is a typical way in this countries to introduce the new member of the family, because with this marriage union a new member is added to the family. The couple also receive gifts at this celebration.
How did this ceremony change?
What makes this ceremony different from what we are used to in this type of tradition is the emphasis of introducing modernity in the decoration, the food like the amazing wedding cake that was chosen and even the bride’s attire, all of this fused with Vietnamese decorative elements .
With new generations come new ways of thinking, new styles and ways of doing things, although the essence remains the same, times change and so do traditions.
A perfect place for a perfect wedding
On top of that, this amazing ceremony is celebrated in a magical palace that is now a hotel in east Berlin. A beautiful German palace which goes by the name of Schloss Neuhardenberg that has everything you could ever dream of to celebrate your wedding.
If you are thinking of doing this type of wedding ceremony which includes this type of traditional ceremony you are in the right place as we have numerous tea ceremonies in different styles from which you can choose.
Decor inspiration
The inspiration for this kind of shooting came from the intention to recreate a Vietnamese wedding with a modern and contemporary couple. Mixing tradition and modernity as we have been talking about so far. We followed the right directions to achieve the elegance and romanticism that we wanted from the beginning.
What really makes the difference in this kind of set-up is the goal to bring the essence of traditional weddings close to what a modern wedding would look like to represent the change of generations that we mentioned before.
The set up
For the wedding ceremony the couple has to sit on the floor while they enjoy some tea and Vietnamese pastries. For these there were introduced some vietnamese and Asian decor elements in the table.
All the professionals and the team tasked in recreating this beautiful Vietnamese wedding were very involved in this decorating process. This is something that can be seen in the result.
In conclusion, despite so many years have passed, we can make it clear that traditions are not lost, only transformed and the clear example is the Vietnamese weddings and the inclusion of their tea ceremony.
The beauty in this magical wedding ceremony still remains the same as when it started so many years ago. and that is something people have in mind as they are still celebrating it.
