过大礼

Since I'm am free today, I shall make a list of what do I need for my betrothal.

Betrothal gifts 娉礼

• wedding cakes which I will bake personally
  
• two bottles of brandy
• 12 oranges
  
• rice candies for a hokkien bride
• pig trotters (getting my future mother to cook a pot of 糖醋猪脚 instead)
  
• two pairs of red candles to replace 龙凤烛
• betrothal jewellery from the groom’s parents to the bride.
• 娉金

Return gifts 回礼

• two bottles of orange syrup
  
• 12 oranges
  
• a bunch of bananas
• red dates, dried persimmon, dried lotus bulb
• a pair of red candles
  
• Ang pows for FIL & MIL to buy shoes.
  
• portion of 娉金

送嫁妆

• tea set for the wedding tea ceremony
• beddings, pillows, bolsters, comforter set, blankets, bed sheets, etc., tied with red ribbons
• 子孙桶- baby bathtub, potty, face washbasin, in red and with wedding designs
• toothpaste and toothbrushes, comb
• new pyjamas
  
• new clothing in a suitcase for the bride
• two pairs of bedroom slippers
• gold jewellery from the bride’s parents or owned by the bride