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โผ๏ธ Read till the end for important update โผ๏ธ
๐๐๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค โ๐๐๐ก๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ค๐ช๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐โ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐:
โข We are not superstitious people
โข We are unconvinced that the happiness of our marriage will be determined by the day we pick for our wedding
โข We didnโt want the unnecessary inflexibility of having to plan around auspicious dates that didnโt mean anything to us
๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ, ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค โ๐๐๐ก๐๐ช๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ค๐ช๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐โ ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐จ๐:
โข We can tell it meant a lot for our family and it would give them a peace of mind
โข We didnโt want to argue with family over this
โข There is no harm to us if we went through this process
โข For traditionโs sake โ a once in a lifetime chance to experience and embrace our roots in this way
๐๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐๐?
One of the places recommended by many wedding publications in Singapore is Master Chen Yuan by Fengshui Audit. He provides a no-frills approach to getting auspicious wedding dates, everything can be done online โ perfect for us millennials who are the bridge generation of โok I understand that traditions are importantโ but also โI really donโt have the patience for thisโ.
All he requires is the couples date & time of birth, and the coupleโs fathersโ zodiac. He will then generate a PDF report with the necessary customary practices and 3 years worth of auspicious dates and times, all within 3 days.
He claims that these dates are multi-purpose, you can use them for่ฟๅคง็คผ, ๅฎๅบ or even moving into your new house, which saves you many trips to the master if you would like auspicious dates for every occasion. All in all, a very good deal for $108.
My first impressions of the report: Apart from the dates, there was a page that could predict a babyโs gender based on the momโs age on the date of conception, which is for sure inaccurate. Iโm not sure if itโs meant to be just for fun, but the fact that he believed it enough to include that largely inaccurate chart in the report isnโt doing much for my skepticism and the credibility of the dates he provided??? ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
While he was able to provide a wide range of dates over 3 whole years, in hindsight, he probably took a less strict approach in calculating the compatible dates in order to do so. This also minimises the chance of them coming back with โthese dates cannot leh, got any other dates?โ Thus, keeping the process fuss-free not just for couples but for him as well. Smart eh Master Chen? ๐
Still, despite my skepticism, we did shortlist a few dates that we would like to hold our wedding on because I just wanted to be able to say I did consult for auspicious dates (albeit possibly โinaccurateโ, but who can prove right), we have decided on one and letโs move on already.
Butโฆ later on, a family member of ours flipped through the Chinese calendar for 2024 and saw some conflicting information (see pic 4) about the suitability of the dates we shortlisted. She said that a good calculation for wedding dates should factor in all 4 parentsโ birth dates, not just the fathers'. In order to gain clarity on this situation, we called up Mdm Kwan.
๐๐๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐
Mdm Kwan is an elderly lady who is a little naggy but really endearing. We provided her with the necessary information, she ็ฑ็ๅคด (furrowed her brow) as she looked through her ้ไนฆ (almanac) and started to jokingly grumble about how all our zodiacs didnโt complement each other but instead โclashedโ at different times of year, thus ruling out a lot months.
We told her we really wanted 17 Nov but it โclashesโ with his momโs zodiac, asked if there was anything we can do to minimise the โclashโ, and promptly got told off. In the words of Mdm Kwan: ๅฉๅงปไธๅชๅ ณๅฟๅฐๆฐๅจๅๆฐ้, ๅฉๅงปๆฏ็ถๆฏๅธฎไฝ ไปฌๅๅไบ (A marriage is not just between the bride and groom, but a celebration held by our parents for you). ๐ฅฒ
Thankfully, the month that she decided had the least โclashesโ to have our wedding is November 2024, which is in line with what we wanted. After we finalize the date, we will have to pay her another visit a few months prior to the wedding to ask for a suitable date for ่ฟๅคง็คผ, ๅฎๅบ, etc.
So with that information, we have thankfully found a date that works for the restaurants that we intend to host the wedding celebrations at.
๐๐๐ฟ๐;
๐ฒ๐ป MASTER CHEN YUAN (FENGSHUI AUDIT)
PRICE: $108
WHAT YOU GET: 3 years worth of multi-purpose dates
CREDIBILITY: Sus AF/10
๐ต๐ป MDM KWAN
PRICE: $50
WHAT YOU GET: A handful of dates to choose from for customary wedding and possibly a scolding
CREDIBILITY: 6/10 for now but I report back after 1 year of marriage ok?
โผ๏ธFeb 2024: Update on Mdm Kwanโผ๏ธ
Everybody knows that planning for a wedding in Singapore requires preparation almost a whole year in advance. I wanted to book my makeup artist and hence needed to know the auspicious timing for groom to arrive.
So I dropped her a call to ask for an appointment and she literally told me off over the phone, saying that the makeup artist is not important and that I should find her only 3 months before the wedding.
I understand that she has differing views but I really did not appreciate being yelled at ๐ฅฒ
With that being said, I will not be using her services nor sharing her contact anymore.
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I hope this information has been helpful and to all the couples who are also in the midst of planning for their wedding, and constantly being sandwiched by family members and their opinions, hang in there!
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