Thailand - Thai wedding

We are scheduled to attend No.1 son's wedding to a well educated young Thai lady in late December in Buriram.

Comments / suggestions relating to appropriate wedding apparel for the parents of the groom?

Thanks in advance

Fred

What to wear to a Thai wedding (http://www.watdee.com/what-to-wear-to-thai-wedding.html)

As the link indicates, it depends. To a formal wedding sponsored by a fairly well-to-do family, you wear pretty much the same thing that you would wear to a western wedding. If it's a more modest affair, a little less formality will be expected. You want to be wearing approximately the same things as your future daughter-in-law's parents. Ask your son.

I am American and my wife it Thai. We got married in Thailand. Thai marriage ceremonies are pretty similar but can vary by area and family. Normally there would be a morning ceremony that would include mostly close family and friends and involve prayer and basically the marriage marriage. There would then be a break and there would be an evening ceremony in which you would have what we would typically call a reception and this is where everyone would attend and photos will be taken with the family with pretty much everyone that comes (at least it seemed like it to me), music food etc.

The morning ceremony is usually at a families home (typically the bride I think) and the evening ceremony is usually at like a hotel ballroom etc. In the morning, business casual is ok...nothing too fancy but in the evening you would expect to dress up in a nice suit especially if you are a the parents.

I am basing this on my experience and all the weddings I have attended since then....they are all pretty similar. I would say my wifes family is a pretty typical middle class family. The area you are going is in the northeast and my be even more traditional....my wife and her friends are from Bangkok and there is a difference between the "city" and other areas, according to my wife and her friends. I would have your son ask his fiance to be sure what is customary in her family.

If your sons wedding day is anything like mine....he will be totally exausted and thoroughly confused by days end. Ask him if he is expected to carry the banana tree! :D

upon entering homes/temples,polite guests remove shoes,

Who will be carrying the gold at the door ceremony and who from her family will be washing your son's feet (usually the bride's younger sister or cousin) after the door ceremony? Albeit ceremoniously, your son will also be expected to pay cash for those "services"! :D

Who will be carrying the gold at the door ceremony and who from her family will be washing your son's feet (usually the bride's younger sister or cousin) after the door ceremony? Albeit ceremoniously, your son will also be expected to pay cash for those "services"! :D

Yep, my wifes friend said that all Thai ceremonies involve money. :) So far, I must say she is correct.

You may want to have your son ask to see some photos from other relatives' weddings. It may give you a good idea of the type or attire expected.