Your advice needed urgently ~

[celestronz]

Hi all,

My fiancee and I are planning to hold our customary marriage (i.e wedding dinner) in Hong Kong first before officially registering our civil marriage overseas.

Is this practice legal in HK ?
Will HK restaurants ask us to produce our Marriage Certificate, for holding a wedding dinner?

Your advise will be much appreciated.

Thanks

Regards
Ry

[jgl]

It's just a dinner. There is no legal aspect involved. No need for documentation.

[hkken569]

Is the reply needed urgently? Unless your wedding is tomorrow...

>> Legal issue
None, that I know of. But if I was your wedding guest, I would wonder why can't the wedding dinner wait until you are both happily married? I'm sure you have your reasons.
>> Will HK restaurants ask us to produce our Marriage Certificate, for holding a wedding dinner?
No - They are only concerned if you can pay or not. They will congratulate you one way or another.

[PDLM]

As the previous posters say: you eat, you pay. If you pay then they are happy.

I really do wonder if people so clueless should be allowed to get married though.

[AndyFitz]

I really do wonder if people so clueless should be allowed to get married though.

don't be a dick mate,

There could be a massive discount involved for wedding dinners or some other price-baring variable connected to a wedding related to their plans. its fair to want to know the technicalities before agreeing to pay

plus they don't have to mention it all either because maybe mentioning it online would consequently specify the venue they are trying to score the deal at.

congrats on the wedding guys. hope you have a great celebration

[Claire ex-ax]

Is this practice legal in HK ?

Is it legal to have a wedding reception before the civil ceremony in Hong Kong? No.
You obviously know of places where this is an illegal practice so please advise in which countries it is. I'm most intrigued!

The grandmother of a friend of mine was very seriously ill. So my friend and her fiance brought forward the reception - with the important tea ceremony (which grannie regarded as the "proper" wedding ritual) - and had the civil ceremony on the original date booked. I assure you, neither she nor her fiance were arrested.

[er2]

In turkey, it is illegal to have the wedding at the mosque before the civil wedding. I know this doesnt apply here, but i guess that is the sort of background that made them ask.
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[Sigga]

Is it legal to have a wedding reception before the civil ceremony in Hong Kong? No.

I think you mean "illegal"?

[Claire ex-ax]

I think you mean "illegal"?

Oops! Thanks for the correction!

[Konijntje]

In turkey, it is illegal to have the wedding at the mosque before the civil wedding. Posted via Mobile Device

Not just in Turkey, in many European countries as well - Belgium and France will not allow a church wedding unless the civil one has already taken place.