Wedding traditions of Hong Kong
A city of Cantonese weddings, the Wedding Card Street and the gold bangle and a very full banquet day.
A Hong Kong wedding often has a morning of games and tea with family, an afternoon registration and an evening banquet. Chinese gold is a vital part of the gifts.
A wedding here
The day begins with the groom's arrival and the "gate crashing" games. After tea with elders the couple often register at the Marriage Registry or a licensed place. The banquet has many courses: roast pig, shark fin substitutes, fish and a final sweet soup. Guests give a red packet, called lai see, in cash.
Where weddings happen
Hotels, restaurants and a number of marriage registries, and churches. Same-sex marriage is not recognised in Hong Kong, as of 2026, though courts have required a framework for recognition and the matter is debated.
The season and the calendar
Popular days are on dates with lucky numbers, and Sundays and public holidays are expensive. The seventh lunar month is avoided.
Wedding customs of Hong Kong
Also part of it, and being written: Lai see (Red packets of money.), Gate crashing (The door games.).
A wedding trail idea for Hong Kong
- Wedding Card Street, Wan Chai A lane long known for printers of wedding cards and red packets.
- Gold shops of Des Voeux Road and Tsim Sha Tsui Where bridal gold is bought.
- Hong Kong City Hall Marriage Registry A registry used by couples.
- Man Mo Temple A temple where couples pray.
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
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Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Chinese pre-wedding customs: Anonymous ( China ) Unknown author, CC0, source
- Qungua: Fduyjfroea Homz, CC BY-SA 4.0, source