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Originally Posted by Razor Ramon HG

Betrothal / Guo Da Li Items
* Red packet
* Dragon & Phoenix jewelry
* Dragon & Phoenix candles
* Dragon & Phoenix cakes

Wedding Cakes & Pastries
* Cake cards
* Wedding pastries

Food Offerings
* Roasted pig
* Fish
* Fruit
* Dried seafood (and other dried goods)
* Auspicious grains

Ritual / Symbolic Items
* 2 charcoal
* 2 boxes of tea leaves
* 2 packets of white sesame seeds
* 2 bottles of wine

Presentation & Decorations
* Straw baskets
* Double happiness stickers
* Red banners

Decoration were all aliexpress
* 2 charcoal - no idea what this was
* 2 boxes of tea leaves, sesame seeds, and bottles of wine was just from BCLC.

Wedding Cakes & Pastries - Cake cards - Wedding pastries
this usually for girl's side. We did Tim Hortons for meh friends $10 bucks, close aunties, we got Lido cake gift certificates. Since we were 'closer' relatives, we did $25.

* Dried seafood (and other dried goods) - were all from T&T packages.. maybe don't get the T&T ones but you get the jist. We did the wet cans of abalone.

the MOST important part was to WRITE ALL THIS SHIT DOWN. I talked to my mother in law, if you expect $8888 you can kick rocks. If you're ok with $888 or 1818 etc.. Please agree so there are no miscommunications.

We almost had too many guest with my cousin. They said 20 tables, but ended up with 26 and they thought it was "AROUND 20 tables" FFS

[bcrdukes]

Holy, Tim Hortons. Wow. I regret going to Saint Germain now.

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When I did Saint Germain gift cards, there was a promo of 15% off.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Thanks guys.

What's a good place to get the decorations locally? I've kind of procrastinated, so I got like 2 weeks to grab everything.

I read online there's usually places locally to get the auspicious grains and dried seafood in sets? Do the traditional Chinese medicine shops like next to Metrotown T&T or Crystal Mall have them? Or did you guys just buy them separately and wrap them in red/gold boxes?

Going to spend the next couple of days after work running around town.

It's going to be very intimate, I think it's just the bride and her mom, and me and my mom.

[bcrdukes]

Razor Ramon HG - I have some decorations. It will work for your house and/or venue. PM if interested. Friend who has it is in Burnaby near Brentwood.

I will admit that it was tough finding decorations locally (Vancouver.) I wasn't in town at the time so woe is me for not trying hard enough.