Are the ceremony and reception held in the same place?
No, not usually. Most people are married in a church, and then the wedding party and guests go to another place for the reception. Sometimes, however, they hold the reception in a big room in the church.
Where do they go?
Either they go to a public place such as a hotel, a restaurant, or a club, or to the home of the bride.
They go to the home of the bride?
Why do you ask?
The Chinese custom is to go to the groom's home-just the opposite.
Oh! In our country the bride's family is responsible for the entire wedding-arrangement, costs, etc. So the reception is held at her home.
That's very expensive for the family of the bride.
Many American furthers joke that they would rather hold the ladder for their daughter to climb down and elope than pay for a wedding.
Tell me something about the bridal bouquet. Isn't it the custom to throw it?
Yes. When the bride and groom are ready to leave on their honeymoon all the single girls gather in one place. The bride stands with her back to them and throws her bouquet over her shoulder and they each try to catch it. The one who does will be the next one married.