Food is a big factor in any wedding. Guests always look forward to the food and will rave about it when it’s exceptionally good. So when planning what to serve your guests, it’s important to give them a feast to remember! This is true, too, for the Chinese banquet–all couples want to serve only the most tasty dishes. To help you put together a scrumptious reception banquet that will have your guests talking about it until days after, here are a few tips for when you’re planning your Chinese wedding banquet.

[From: An Elegant All-White Wedding at the Glass Pavilion / Photo: MC Photography]

• Before you decide on the venue or caterer, make sure you try their food. This way, you already have an idea of the quality of food and kind of service from your first-hand experience.
• The menu should include eight courses, with a ninth course for dessert. The number eight is the luckiest number in Chinese culture and the word for the number nine sounds like ‘long lasting’.
• Shark’s Fin Soup is commonly chosen as the soup course because it is a delicacy and a symbol of wealth. However, if you are concerned with the environment, you can ask for other options from the caterers.

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