Invitation to wedding reception in vietnamese

[Ngoc-Anh 1]

Hi everyone,

I hope I can find someone here that might be able to help me.

We are planning our wedding reception at the moment.

My problem is that I do not know how to write a typical traditionel vietnamese wedding invitation.

Anybody here that might be able to help me?

Thanks in advance!

[Niels Bohr 72]

Have you thought of buying Wedding Invitational Cards? It's easier.

[Ngoc-Anh 1]

Have you thought of buying Wedding Invitational Cards? It's easier.

Well if this would be that easy....First of all I do not know where to get a traditional vietnamese wedding invitation.

Second I need to get the invitations in 3 different languages (english, vietnamese and german) therefore it is easier to write it on my own.

Also I guess you do not know how a traditional wedding invitation looks like. My family is very old fashioned and traditional so they kind of

expect that kind of invitation and I would like to get it also.

Therefore I post it here because vietnamese people know what I am talking about.

[Niels Bohr 72]

Are you kidding me? LOL. Look where I got married. If that's not traditional enough, then I don't know what else to tell you. Eventhough it's in Cambodia, traditional must follow the cultural guidelines. But, if you think I don't know what I'm talking about then it'll be tough to get advice.

Edited April 24, 2007 by consolemaster

[dalegg 143]

Do you know exactly what you want to say? We can translate it for you- one thing about traditional Vietnamese is that they like to speak in terms of

"The son of so and so, and the daughter of such and such" Their traditional ceremonies are dedicated a lot to the parents and grandparents of the bride and groom.

So you would have the names and addresses of both families printed on the invitation, maybe in the upper left and upper right above the happy couples', then you'd have:

"Trân trọng báo tin lễ thành hôn của con chúng tôi" (I have the honour of announcing the wedding of our children)

_______ Groom name _________________________ Bride Name

Trưởng Nam( eldest son ) or_______________ Trưởng Nữ ( First daughter ) or

Thứ Nam ( younger brother ) _______________ Thứ Nữ ( Younger sister )

Lễ cưới được cử hành tại tư gia (The wedding reception will be held at)

_________________ Residence

Vào lúc ( time ) ngày ( date ) tháng ( month ) năm ( year )

Edited April 24, 2007 by dalegg

[Robert & Van 0]

Here is a copy of our wedding invitation.

well I tried to upload a copy but it just Hangs, And times out.

Edited April 24, 2007 by Robert & Van

[Ngoc-Anh 1]

Do you know exactly what you want to say? We can translate it for you- one thing about traditional Vietnamese is that they like to speak in terms of

"The son of so and so, and the daughter of such and such" Their traditional ceremonies are dedicated a lot to the parents and grandparents of the bride and groom.

So you would have the names and addresses of both families printed on the invitation, maybe in the upper left and upper right above the happy couples', then you'd have:

"Trân trọng báo tin lễ thành hôn của con chúng tôi" (I have the honour of announcing the wedding of our children)

_______ Groom name _________________________ Bride Name

Trưởng Nam( eldest son ) or_______________ Trưởng Nữ ( First daughter ) or

Thứ Nam ( younger brother ) _______________ Thứ Nữ ( Younger sister )

Lễ cưới được cử hành tại tư gia (The wedding reception will be held at)

_________________ Residence

Vào lúc ( time ) ngày ( date ) tháng ( month ) năm ( year )

Thank you very much dalegg. This is what I was looking for. :-)

And also I need the part : Ong Ba (name) tran trong bao tin le........ BUT since my father passed away already there is a special expression. Do you know what I mean?

Ngoc Anh

[chuckandkim 0]

Your father passed way, your mom is now a Widow the word for Widow is:

Bà Quả Phụ: Le Kim Long (something like that)

[Ngoc-Anh 1]

Thanks chuckandkim. That was the word I was looking for but I was not sure how to spell it.

[ridejewel 0]

Ah, Vietnamese receptions...any other country who's culture is to pay 50,000vnd each to attend? Wedding=Gain Money, Not Lose.

[Thai Pham 0]

my wedding will be coming soon too