Phase 1: Collect Underpants Phase 2: ? Phase 3: Profit!

September 17, 2010 in Grooms,Groomsmen with 6 Comments

We may have just found out what Phase 2 ought to be!

In the spirit of yesterday’s post about the games people play at wedding receptions, here’s a snapshot from a Chinese wedding that placed eighth in the 2009 BRIDES Magazine and WPJA (Wedding Photojournalism Association) Photo Contest in the customs/culture category. It apparently captures the heretofore unknown custom of having the groom and groomsmen don ladies underthings before the wedding ceremony.

Kidding! The manties in this pic are actually part of the tradition wherein the Chinese groom and his groomsmen will do embarrassing or silly things (like sing and dance in frilly underpants) before the bride’s attendants will release her to them. But still, groomsmen donning panties. I kind of wish The Beard, his bestie, and my brother had done something similar before my wedding!

About Christa Terry: Christa Terry is a writer and wedding and lifestyle expert whose book iDo: Planning Your Wedding with Nothing But ‘Net is a one-stop planning resource for modern, free-thinking brides and grooms. With one husband, one toddler, and more on the way – kids, not husbands – Christa somehow manages to stay on top of the tricks and trends that make getting married and living life stylish and fun.

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6 Responses to “Phase 1: Collect Underpants Phase 2: ? Phase 3: Profit!”

  1. T. Beard September 17, 2010 at 4:10 pm #

    How do you know we didn’t?

  2. Christa Terry September 18, 2010 at 10:39 am #

    Good point, sir. But it would have been nice if someone had filmed it or taken pictures because you know how much I love a guy wearing a suit with ladies’ undies on the outside.

    WHOOPS, DID I SAY THAT OUT LOUD?!

  3. T. Beard September 18, 2010 at 1:02 pm #

    So, Saturday night as usual, then?

  4. April September 18, 2010 at 10:46 pm #

    Oh my goodness, they should have shopped here http://www.francessmilylingerie.com/7.html

  5. casablanca September 18, 2010 at 11:58 pm #

    This exchange between you two is adorable. :) That is all.

  6. Christa Terry September 19, 2010 at 3:06 pm #

    @April Racy stuff, that! Zow!