https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-chinese-brides-wear-a-cheongsam-dress-on-their-wedding-day Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:02:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-chinese-brides-wear-a-cheongsam-dress-on-their-wedding-day#post-1112388 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 23:49:08 +0000 rachylou 1112388@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's funny, Charmian! I can totally see that. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-chinese-brides-wear-a-cheongsam-dress-on-their-wedding-day#post-1111709 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 08:54:15 +0000 Charmian 1111709@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Funnily enough, I wore a very traditional, stiff, red-and-gold silk cheungsam&nbsp;to my Chinese-American wedding.&nbsp;</p> <p>When I moved to the mainland, my friends'/co-workers' reactions to our wedding photos&nbsp;ranged from "oh, that's so quaint"&nbsp;bemusement to open-jawed horror. &nbsp;I got the sense they thought of my choice of a cheungsam&nbsp;as the moral equivalent to a Renaissance Fair&nbsp;wedding.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-chinese-brides-wear-a-cheongsam-dress-on-their-wedding-day#post-1111703 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 08:31:22 +0000 rachylou 1111703@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Eh, well, from a female Chinese American point of view, in the old country apparently your family just dumped you off at a strange bum's house and three days later you found yourself on a boat to Canada... Congrats! You're married!</p> <p>I'm just sayin', I think the qipao may be a little happier... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/do-chinese-brides-wear-a-cheongsam-dress-on-their-wedding-day#post-1111691 Thu, 12 Dec 2013 07:34:17 +0000 idreammart 1111691@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hey guys,</p> <p>No traditionally, Chinese people don't wear a cheongsam dresses during her weeding. The chinese originally wore their appropriate ceremonial hanfu during a weeding. </p> <p>Thanks and regards<br />Andrewmartin&nbsp;</p> <p> </p>