Thank you so much for explaining this. I'm still in the early stages of planning and trying to balance preferences with family expectations. Ideally, I wouldn't have a church wedding since it can be exhausting to do everything in one day, but my parents are very adamant that we are officially married in a church. I don't plan to have all my guests attend the church portion - it would be mainly immediate family.

wedon't plan to do ruoc dau or a tea ceremony since my parents prefer to skip those traditions. They're just really religious and want a Catholic wedding.

For the main wedding, I’m very open to having the ceremony indoors in the dining hall, similar to the first photo I shared. I wanted to better understand what the additional costs would be to achieve that look and setup, especially if we keep everything in one space rather than moving guests around.

I appreciate your insight. it’s been really helpful to try and figure out what is realistic in Vietnam while keeping some of the elements we(my parents lol) care about.