Bed Setting Ceremony (安床仪式)

Items needed to prepare:

安床包
京果 : 龙眼干。红枣。莲子。百合。吉饼 1 set Dried Fruits)
喜糖 一包 (Candies)
金元宝一对
子孙尺 (Wedding Ruler)
缘钱 - Fate Coins)
红孩儿 (Baby Boy)
床头结婚公仔/ 鸳鸯 (Wedding Couplets)
x2 ( not included)
钱袋

Bed settings procedures: Groom's preparation.
An Auspicious date needed to be pluck first. Do remember that when you need to choose an Auspicious Date for your big Wedding Day, always keep in mine that you can also request for the date to do you bed setting and the Betrothal Date. This is very important. Once you have the date, all you need is to prepare the above items. Try to find a couple that have been leading a good life for example, those who still have father and mother and have children. If you really cannot find one, then your parents will be good enough. Ask them to do these few things for you:
1. Move the bed from the original position a little bit will do.
2. Place the Dragon and Phoenix wedding Bed-sheet in place. Don't forget that it must be a new bed-sheet.
3. Place a red tray fill with these items, Baby boy, candies,orangesx2,wedding ruler,pine leaf and a set of dried fruits as mentioned above.
4. Place the wedding bed lamp into the position.
The above are the main step to be done by them. Once this are done, you must, I repeat, you must thank them for helping by return a red packet to them.

The rest of the things to do, you can always find someone else to help you like decorating the room by sticking Double Happiness stickers to the wardrobe or some where else. Then by putting your new clothing in to the wardrobe first before your bride's clothing.
Once finished decorating, the room should be lock and no one can go inside until the bid day arrives.

Note: The bride should not be around the house during this ceremony.

Bride's preparation:
Items included are part of the bride's dowry.

红屐 /红喜地板鞋(同偕到老)Wooden Clogs
喜盘 :面盘。口杯。子孙桶。圆盘, Baby盘
床头灯 - (计后香灯) Wedding Bedside Lamp
龙凤被 /夫妻枕头/双喜枕巾 Wedding Bed-sheet
首饰锦盒 Jewelry Box

The above items should also be decorated inside the room.

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