The couple Bui Thi Kieu Giang - Ho Van De is one of 9 couples of union members and workers whose collective wedding ceremony was organized by the Standing Committee of Dong Nai Provincial Labor Federation in coordination with Dong Nai Provincial Women's Union and Dong Nai Provincial Youth Union on December 27.
Ms. Giang confided at the wedding ceremony: "Every girl dreams of wearing a wedding dress once in her life, but due to circumstances, I cannot fulfill my dream. I lost my parents at a young age, and my husband also lost his parents at a young age.
My husband and I loved each other so much that we lived together for 10 years, but we only registered our marriage and did not have a wedding.
Ms. Giang added that with her salary as a worker, she and her husband had to save up to raise two children, one 8 years old, the other 6 years old, who was born weak. In 2018, she had to have surgery to remove one lung due to illness, but she tried to overcome it.
"Up to now, thanks to the help of the union, my husband and I have had a meaningful wedding..." - Ms. Giang confided.
Mr. Le Nhat Truong - Chairman of the Trade Union of Pousung Vietnam Co., Ltd. shared that the collective wedding ceremony held for union members is a meaningful activity because many workers do not have the conditions to hold a wedding ceremony, and being able to stand on stage as a bride is the dream of many female workers. This activity is humane and positive, and needs to be replicated.
At the wedding ceremony, Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhu Y - President of Dong Nai Provincial Labor Federation said: The collective wedding ceremony most clearly demonstrates the civilized and economical wedding model, honoring the traditional cultural beauty of the nation, the attention of political and social organizations for union members and workers.
Together, we will spread this noble and civilized meaning in 2025 and the following years, creating an annual activity, a cultural beauty of union members and workers in our province.
Couples of union members and workers participating in the collective wedding ceremony are supported with all facilities and conditions for organizing the wedding ceremony such as hall, sound, lighting, wedding decoration, art program at the wedding, wedding rings, ao dai, etc.
Before that, after the wedding ceremony took place at the headquarters of the Dong Nai Provincial Federation of Labor, 9 couples of union members and workers in the wedding offered incense at the Tran Bien Temple of Literature.
Secretary of Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Hong Linh sent gifts to 9 couples, each gift worth 5 million VND/couple of union members.
