Vietnamese people may be living far away from their homeland but they still follow the ancient customs of their Ancestors. A Vietnamese wedding in the western world still observes traditions which are recognised in Vietnam, as are the traditions of a Chinese wedding recognised in China.
There is the go-between; there are the wedding gifts to the family of the bride; there is the ritual of paying respects to the ancestors, as shown in the picture on the left; there are the traditonal gifts given by the groom's family to the bride, there is the wedding banquet where the newly married couple visit the tables of the guests.

At the end of the ceremonies at the home of the bride's family, at this particular Vietnamese wedding, the bride, now dressed in a white wedding dress, carrying a large wedding bouquet and wearing a tiara, together with her groom, their entourage, families and friends, attended la mairie de Creney-Pres-Troyes. Here, the Registrar and officials conducted the formal registration of marriage, in French and Vietnamese. The ceremonies were witnessed by families and friends, then the registration was completed by the signing of marriage certificates. The Wedding Party then proceeded to the Catholic Church for a marriage service.

Vietnamese bridesmaids dressed in cheongsams and carrying baskets of flowers were followed by the bride and groom in procession down the aisle of a Catholic Church in France for the start of the marriage service. During the service, a Vietnamese singer accompanied by a violinist, friends of the bride and groom, gave a solo performance singing Ave Maria.

The long day of these Vietnamese wedding ceremonies and Vietnamese ritual ended with an evening wedding banquet in the Troyes, Town Hall. For the banquet both husband and wife were dressed in cheongsams as they visited each of the tables to exchange toasts with their guests. It is at this time that guests handed their gifts of fun bao to the married couple.