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Susanna and Edmund were married at the Marriott Grand Cayman Resort on Seven Mile Beach. Before their ‘traditional’ ceremony, Susanna and Edmund had a Chinese Tea Ceremony with their immediate family. It is an incredible custom of deep respect.
- To express thanks to your elders on one’s wedding day
- In the traditional Chinese marriage ceremony, both the bride and groom kneel in front of their parents and serve them tea. That is the most devout way to express their gratitude. In front of their parents, it is a practice for the married couple to say, “Thank you for bringing us up. Now we are getting married. We owe it all to you.” The parents will usually drink a small portion of the tea and then give them a red envelope, which symbolizes good luck. Another variant is that the bride serve tea to the groom’s parents, symbolizing that she is to become a part of the latter’s family.
- After the ceremony we headed off with their bridal party for some fun photos. These guys were so much fun and such a great laugh! We headed back to the hotel for a fantastic outside reception by the turtle pool where the couple dined under the stars.
