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Weddings
Perhaps one of the most thorough accounts of an Isaan wedding that I have come across to date is a January 26, 2011, entry at the blog Everything In Thailand “Esarn Food”. In this instance, the couple were both Thai. Three days before, the blogger posted a far briefer introduction to that wedding that bears the title Thailand engagement and wedding customs.
A far less detailed account of a wedding is given by a Thai woman who traveled from Bangkok and attended the Isaan wedding of a Farang and his Thai fiancée — she wrote about it in her blog Chom On The Rox in a February 25, 2011, post.
Even Wikipedia has a little to say about the process of marriage in its article on Isan:
Marriage and courtship in Isan still mainly follows strict tradition, especially in rural areas, and most young women are married by the time they are 20 years old. Many girls, in spite of the legal requirement, marry as young as fourteen to escape poverty, as usually marriage is associated with a dowry paid by the husband to the bride’s family. A dowry will not normally be less than 40,000 Thai baht, and according to the status of the bride and/or her family, can often greatly exceed 300,000 baht. Isan women rarely have boyfriends until they meet the man whom they will eventually marry, and tradition requires that the betrothal is then announced. Younger fiancées will be chaperoned, usually by a female friend, brother or sister while in the company of their future husband. The wedding ceremony usually takes place in the bride’s home and is normally officiated by one or several monks or a respected village elder who has been a monk. Young couples are increasingly registering their marriages at the city hall, which they can do if they are over 17. The extended family system is still very much the traditional social structure in Isan, with newly wed couples often living with in-laws or building a home on the family compound or farmland. It is not unusual however, for many women to remain single until much later. Tradition demands that the youngest or only daughter continues to live at home to take care of her parents. They are then only free to marry when both parents are deceased. There is also the tradition that a woman should ‘marry up’ in status. If the woman is tied to an occupation in a rural area as a farm or business owner, teacher, or similar profession, finding a suitable husband and one who is prepared to relocate is often not easy.
“The THAIMESs”, a German forum, has a two-page thread about one member’s Hochzeit im Isaan / Esarn Wedding. The post was started back on November 24, 2008, and is of course in German, but it does have quite a few illustrations.
By the way, there is a website called Siamese Style that offers silk Thai wedding dresses: Prices start at about $500. They certainly look good! You can find more information about the dresses on this page of Frequently Asked Questions About Wedding Attire.
Here are a selection of just a few other websites you may enjoy visiting to see what they had to say about weddings in Isaan (added in a post edit on March 3, 2012):
We entered a world which I have only seen in films, of the past, of Esarn, the entire Jim Thompson family (weavers, villagers, families, staff) were out to celebrate their union. The Esarn wedding ceremony is a unique one and …
Publish Date: 02/24/2011 20:53
http://chomontherox.blogspot.com/2011/02/from-esarn-with-love.html
… ,19/01/2008 ,Ban Hua Khua, Near Udon Thani ,North East of Thailand,Video of Blessing Ceremony in the bridal house Keywords: Thai, Wedding, Isaan, Udon, Thani, Bride, Groom, Thailand, Marriage, Esarn, Isan, Couple, …
Publish Date: 02/18/2012 20:47
http://dreamthailandholidays.cheaphotelthailands.com/our-thai-wedding-part-2the-blessing/
Nong Khai police arrested a groom to be and bride for going to Laos to receive amphetamine pills as a wedding gift. … Sizzling Hot “Esarn” North-East Hit By … Thai “Mamasan” Sentenced To 42 Years Pri… Pattaya Cops …
Publish Date: 02/08/2012 17:49
http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2012/02/09/groom-to-be-caught-with-amphetamine-wedding-gift-package/
In The Wilds Of Esarn. Here I am sitting in an old house that has been in my wife’s house for more than 3 generations. It’s in a small settlement called Trakarn Puedpon, about 40 kilometers north east of Ubon Ratchathani city. Many of the houses around this one belong to members of my wife’s very large family. Her eldest brother runs a … I could only afford to pay for the wedding, but I promised that I would give her money whenever we could afford it. She has never asked me for …
Publish Date: 07/10/2006 19:48
http://www.aiyapura-resort.net/in-the-wilds-of-esarn/
I was married in Udon Thani City May 30, 2005; but my wife Jack (Supranee) and I did not have a Thai ceremony — finances were too limited. We did have a small (no monks present) ceremony in her family home at Nong Soong the year before when she and I got engaged, but that was about it as far as fuss went.
Toasting in 2009 (Surrey, B.C., Canada)
I would love to be able to one day return with her to Thailand and have that Buddhist ceremony — I would love to celebrate her!
Esarn wedding.mpg
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