Trọn Một Đời · Notebook6 articles · updated 2 September 2026
The wedding notebook
Customs, costs and guest lists, written short for couples who are about to share one home.
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Featured · Invitations
Paper invitations or online wedding invitations
Cost, time and etiquette compared, the real drawbacks of going digital, and how to split the guest list so you can use both.
2 September 20265 min readRead it
Lễ ăn hỏi and lễ cưới: the two Vietnamese wedding ceremonies explained
How the first visit, the engagement ceremony and the wedding differ, how gift customs change between north, centre and south, and three things the families must agree early.
8 July 20266 min read
How to send an online wedding invitation politely
The order that respects seniority, the right form of address for each group, what to write alongside the link, and the things you must not do.
30 May 20265 min read
RSVP deadlines: how early to close, and how to chase replies
Why the deadline belongs two weeks before the wedding, why you need a second private one, and a three-message rhythm that gets replies without nagging.
21 April 20265 min readSmall tool
Invitation message suggestions
Kính mời ông bà dự tiệc cưới của [tên chú rể] và [tên cô dâu]. 11:00, [ngày cưới] tại [địa điểm].
Replace the words in square brackets with your names and date.
Small tool
Work out your contingency
Set aside as contingency (~10%)—
Left to split across the rest—
What a Vietnamese wedding costs, and where budgets break
Reference price ranges for every line item, a budget you can build in one evening, and the six overruns that break Vietnamese wedding budgets most often.
12 March 20266 min read
How to build a wedding guest list without starting an argument
Split the list four ways, estimate tables from the share of guests who actually turn up, and cut names using five criteria nobody can argue with.
18 February 20265 min readThat is all 6 articles
Read enough — shall we make the invitation?
Templates for every style, edited in minutes and sent straight to your guests.