1. Propose marriage: First of all, parents of both men and women need to bring their birthdays and ask fortune tellers to tell good and bad fortune, and then get to know each other and investigate. Then, the bride price is agreed by the matchmaker, and after both parties have no objection, they are engaged. When engaged, the man's parents and elders go to the woman's house with gifts accompanied by the matchmaker, which means to propose marriage.
2. Engagement: After the parents of both men and women agree on the dowry, they are engaged.
3. Delivery date: The man will clearly list the wedding date and related matters on paper according to the traditional style, and send them to the woman's home to make her home ready.
4. Wedding: On the morning of the wedding, the drummer first came to the main entrance to preach, and then went into the bridal chamber to blow. After a short rest, the bride's sedan chair will leave. Generally, there are two sedan chairs in a wedding. The groom's is called "official sedan chair" and the bride's is called "sedan chair".
5. Wedding Ceremony: The bride and groom must first worship the ancestors and parents of the woman. The bride was dressed up and the drummer played happily. The bride was carried out of the boudoir by her brother in a chair and sent to a sedan chair, which means that her feet don't touch the soil of her family.
6. Make the bed: On the wedding day, find two children and sprinkle them with dates, chestnuts and peanuts. On the bed, it represents early birth; And arrange a golden boy to roll back and forth in bed, indicating that the financial resources are rolling.
The above are the steps and contents of gaomi city's engagement custom in Weifang, Shandong.