Wedding ceremony
This wedding ceremony in Vietnam is the official announcement about the marriage of the young couple. The girl must follow her husband to a new house and become a married woman.
After the betrothal ritual, the couple will get the marriage certificate at the local government agency and then prepare their traditional wedding ceremony. At the chosen time and date, the groom, his parents, and the delegation will come to the bride's house with wedding cars, flowers, and offerings (wine, betel, areca, tea, wedding cakes, fruits...).
The procession is normally not over 20 persons. The representative of the groom's procession and person who carries the wine tray will precede all others to ask for giving the offerings and entering the house.
At this time, the bride's family has prepared tea, water, and candies to invite the procession. They will talk together, and the representative of the groom's family asks to receive the bride and bring her to their house. Then, the parents of the bride will get the betel tray, put some on the altar, and lea bride wearing traditional Ao Dai to greet all the elders. It means their formal acceptance of "letting her get married". The groom will bow to his parents-in-law, and give wedding flowers to the bride.
Next, the young couple, in company with their parents, will come to family ancestors and incense. The bride and groom will give the wedding rings to each other in the presence of families. Simultaneously, the bride's family will give their gifts to the new couple, such as neck earrings, and gold rings... Moreover, the bride's mother also gives her some pieces of advice before going to her husband's home. The rest of the offerings such as betel, areca, and wine will be bra back to the groom's family.
After arriving at the groom's house, the ancestral ceremony must also be conducted here, and after another the groom's family will offer the couple their wedding presents. All members of this families will be invited to have a glass of tea or water to show greetings and respect for the new pair. Finally, the couple and their parents will welcome their guests, relatives, and friends at the wedding party held at home or the restaurant. 
Nowadays, in modern life, the important rituals are still preserved and maintained in the traditional wedding, but they may have some changes in the completion of the ceremony. The sophistication simplicity can be flexible, and depend on the situation of each family.