smurf384 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I am looking at getting married in Thailand and would like to know the proper steps to be followed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutnyod Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I am looking at getting married in Thailand and would like to know the proper steps to be followed. Depends on whether you are male or female and how traditional your in-law family is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai-Aust Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 If you're talking about a Buddist ceremony, it's pretty much the same regardless of ethnic background. Unlike Christian wedding ceremony where you have to go to the church (well, for most people) and been granted to be husband and wife, there is no such thing in Thailand. You do not seek a permission from the wat to get married. For most couples, Buddhist ceremony occurs on the same wedding day. After traditional wedding ceremony, the monks are invited to the place and give the new couple blessing. This could take anywhere between two to four hours including lunch offering. And that's it. There will be a wedding reception in the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutnyod Posted April 21, 2007 Share Posted April 21, 2007 (edited) Hm. Thought the OP was more into the question on how he/she should behave throughout the ceremony. But this cannot be answered without knowing the background. For instance, if you have been divorced before, there is a different detail to be observed and so on. It would also be good to know what is meant by "Buddhist ceremony". There is a veryvery fine line between the Buddhist and pagan rituals... Maybe the OP also wanted to know something about this? Edited April 21, 2007 by sutnyod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smurf384 Posted October 20, 2007 Author Share Posted October 20, 2007 I am aussie male we both previously married/divorced. She thai buddhist. O knoe there gifts expected but knoeone will tell me what is over the top & what is insulting.( how long a bit of string ) any indication appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 The OP does realise that a Buddhist ceremony is not recognized at law and that a marriage certificate must be obtained from the Amphur for the union to be legally binding? Apologies if I am stating the bloody obvious, but I would hate to see another caught out by a potential scam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucenkhamen Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I am aussie male we both previously married/divorced. She thai buddhist. O knoe there gifts expected but knoeone will tell me what is over the top & what is insulting.( how long a bit of string ) any indication appreciated I think you are better off asking these questions on the general forum, if you do a search you'll see a lot of questions on this topic have been discussed already. Weddings in Thailand are all about Thai culture, while there are Buddhist elements in them (and hindu and pagan and western materialism too) as in everything in Thailand but I wouldn't really use the term "Buddhist wedding". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaivisitor2 Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 Hello! I have heard that there are "good" and "bad" days for a buddhist style wedding. How can I find out about that? Is there a website that shows the "good" and the "bad" days? Why are they "good" and "bad"? What are the reasons for "good" and "bad" days? Any help is welcome. Thanks a lot ! Regards thaivisitor2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucenkhamen Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 I have heard that there are "good" and "bad" days for a buddhist style wedding. How can I find out about that? Is there a website that shows the "good" and the "bad" days? Why are they "good" and "bad"? What are the reasons for "good" and "bad" days?Any help is welcome. Thanks a lot ! In Buddhism there is no good or bad day for anything. However many Thai's are superstitious and won't even fart without consulting a fortune teller first, Chinese Thais even more so I think. If your future mother in law has not already consulted one and found the perfect day for you I'd consider myself lucky and pick the day most suitable day for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legag Posted October 21, 2007 Share Posted October 21, 2007 To set a date for, such as wedding, launch your biz, move into a new crib, you go to the monk and ask. Sometimes they go to furtune teller, chinese furtune teller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunisa Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 in thai tradition is Buddhism mix whit local belife they are belife if you do some thing in a bad day you will get unlucky, thing that you wish for will not come true that can explan why do thai people have a good and bad day. you can check good and bad day on lunar calendar or ask a monk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaijai Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Topics on Buddhist weddings merged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutnyod Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 I have heard that there are "good" and "bad" days for a buddhist style wedding. How can I find out about that? Don't worry, your relatives will see to it that everything happens at a good day. What are the reasons for "good" and "bad" days? I was told it has something to do with both numerology and astrology. Actually, Thais are quite moderate about that. Try in Burma - LOTS of superstition there. Almost nothing is done without proper consideration of the day and time of day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaivisitor2 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Well, I know that my relatives will suggest me a day ... But if I suggest a day and they deny it with the saying "that is a bad day" I would like to know about the reasons. And that is why I look for some information. I know about a thai website called "www.weddingsquare.com". But I can't read it. Is there something similar available in English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutnyod Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Well, I know that my relatives will suggest me a day ... But if I suggest a day and they deny it with the saying "that is a bad day" I would like to know about the reasons. And that is why I look for some information. I know about a thai website called "www.weddingsquare.com". But I can't read it. Is there something similar available in English? Try here - it is available in both Thai and English (upper right corner) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaivisitor2 Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 @sutnyod thanks, interesting website but i could not find anything about wedding/marriage days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meandwi Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 We got married on March 25th because it was a "Good day" according to my mother-in-law. I couldn't understand why? but out of respect, I did what ever the family desired for their daughter. As for over the top gifts? Don't give something they would be ashamed to wear in public for fear of spreading rumors. The rumor machine is allready working. So be "thoughtful" in the gifts. Have your wife and her family do everything. Ask her how much? Then have her keep within that budget. Just you being supportive and approving in her choices and your kind manner will be enough to help you gain trust within the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutnyod Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 @sutnyodthanks, interesting website but i could not find anything about wedding/marriage days Oh there is. But it costs you a 100 Dollars. A really expensive way to find out, no? But somewhere to the right there is a sub-link called match-making. So this is based on the combination of your birth dates. I agree, however, that there is only little on the site in terms of explanations... BTW: I got stuck at 'know your death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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