Monks' blessing: a wedding guide

Monks bless a Thai couple in the morning. They chant and then pour holy water over the couple.

When couples book this

Usually arranged about 3 months out. It moves with your date.

Answer these before you meet anyone.

Where are the monks blessing you?
Many families have the monks come to the house; the temple is the other way.
How many monks?
Nine is usual and five or seven also serve; some families keep the older wedding custom of an even number, most often eight.

Usually priced as one flat amount.

Possible extras: The monks' meal, Offering sets for each monk, Getting the monks there and back.

The time the blessing starts
Often a time a monk or an elder sets; early, so the meal is eaten before noon.
Who prepares the offering sets?
One for each monk, alongside the offering to the temple — ask the temple office what it suggests.
Who makes the monks' meal?
Served and finished before noon. A monk takes nothing from a woman's hand: a man hands it over, or it is set down for him.
Who brings the monks, and takes them home?
Who drives, how many cars for the whole count you invited, and when they leave the temple.
The room
Where the monks sit, the shrine table, the alms bowls and the holy-water bowl — the temple can tell you what it brings.

Confirm arrival, finish, who to call, access, a meal, and what is due.

Choose which moments to include.

The brief a couple sends you has these sections: