"Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue" - Is this Australia's favourite wedding custom? SBS Mandarin has sought out answers from everyday Australians to tell us more.
Many new migrants want to marry their other half in Australia and some choose to embrace western wedding ceremony, inviting their Australian friends and colleagues to join the joy. In which case...
What is a typical "Australian Wedding"?
Throwing a bouquet, father walking the bride down the aisle...What wedding traditions do you follow?
“Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue” - What does this wedding custom actually mean?
SBS Mandarin video journalist Amy Chien-Yu Wang hit the streets to find out more about the 'typical' Australian Wedding.
Multicultural Australian Weddings
In Australia, many communities passionately keep their cultural traditions at wedding celebrations, including more cross-cultural marriages that make up one third of all weddings.
In 2015, SBS series 'Everyone Loves a Wedding', which explored multicultural marriages in Australia, revisited those couples they featured eleven years ago and asked them about the challenges and joys of building a family and life together.
Ken and Trish
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Rebecca and George
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Lisa and Richard
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Sanjay and Keda
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Robert and Lena
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