The male friends and relatives of the groom often gather at his place before accompanying him to fetch his bride. Depending on the number of cars that the groom wants, the procession can range from 3 to 6 cars.

Upon arriving at the bride's place where the bride will be waiting in her room while her female friends and relatives will be at the main door to delay the groom. This tradition is to test the groom's perseverance and his sincerity.

As it is an important day for the wedding, the "sisters" are often reminded by the elders not to go overboard. The "brothers" on the otherhand will take the games in their stride and play along.

The usual games that are easily answered:

• Questions about the bride
• Questions about the courtship

The routine about eating sweet, sour, bitter and spicy food is frowned upon by the elders since the couple have gone through that in their courtship, they stated that it is pointless to go through that during their marriage as it symbolised the cycle that the couple has to go through again.

Other games include:

• Singing love songs
• Declaring his love for his wife loudly
• Guessing which box contains the bride's handkerchief
• Unlocking a number lock
• Completing a puzzle that may be 90% done

The games must be completed within the given time frame.

1. The games should never belittle the groom or anyone else.
2. The games should be for fun.

Have said that, we should remember that it is our friend's wedding and making anyone unhappy will result in unnecessary unhappiness for the years to come.