Have your own Tibetan style wedding

Are you curious about the Tibetan wedding? Have you thought about traveling to Tibet to have your own Tibetan style wedding by following their customs. But a totally Tibetan style wedding may make you quite tired. However, you can still have one by having some small differences to make your own unique Tibetan style wedding.

1.       Wedding dress

Tibetan costumes are recommended to you. You can have your own beautiful Tibetan costume and Tibetan boots made by booking them in advance. The ornaments shall be mainly made of turquoise and corallite. But if you fail to have your own Tibetan costumes or you’d rather prefer your own country’s wedding dress, it’s also OK.

2.       About the wedding ceremony

Every culture has its own wedding ceremony, so does Tibet. The following contents are for your reference for your Tibetan style wedding.

(1)    Hang up prayer flags

Hang up prayer flags at passes, bridges, old trees and other places.

(2) Insert colorful arrow for each other

It was said that when Songtzen Gampo, the ancient Tibetan king, married princess Wencheng, the colorful arrow was being used for the wedding. The colorful arrow symbolizes wellbeing and happiness. What you should know is that the colorful arrow should be inserted in the back of the bride while in the belt of the groom.

(3) Antiphonally singing epithalamium

In traditional Tibetan wedding, there are special staffs singing epithalamium. If you can not sing Tibetan songs, you can just sing other songs to replace.

(4) Exchange your wedding keepsakes

You can have a turquoise or some other things as your wedding keepsake except your wedding ring. Besides this, you and your spouse can plant a tree to better memorize this special moment.

(5) Free captive animals

The Tibetans are very kind-hearted people and freeing captive animals is what they always do. In Tibet, it’s very common to free captive animals. So you are suggested to do so in your Tibetan style wedding ceremony. You can buy a couple of fish or pigeon and then free them.

(6) Campfire party

Fire has always been very important for humans and people admire it. A campfire party is often held in happy events for the Tibetans. They sing and dance surrounding the campfire hands in hands to express their happiness. Often, highland barley wine is served in the campfire party. So, enjoy the campfire party with your lover in the evening on your wedding day.

(7) Recite prayers

Go to a temple and let the Lamas recite prayers for you to get the blessing from Buddha. This is a little bit similar to the western style wedding.

3.       Choice of the site

(1)      You can choose a beautiful Tibetan village and invite the local people to join your wedding. They must be glad to join you.

(2)    You can also choose somewhere open near a scenic spot, for example, near the Namsto Lake. At night, you can enjoy the campfire party and the bright stars in the sky, which will make you feel like being in a fairy tale.

To be environmental friendly and do not forget to take the rubbish away after the wedding.