In Tibet, wedding ceremony is usually arranged during the slack season in farming. In some agricultural and pastoral areas, marriage for young men and women will general be followed as "parents' wills and match-maker's introduction".

When a young man takes a fancy to the a woman, he will invite a match-maker to take the wine hada and any other objects to the woman's house. 

If the woman's family agreed with the marriage, they will drink the wine and accept other presents, then the match-maker will come again to discuss more details about the wedding ceremony such as the dowry. The dowry is generally not too much to avoid the neighbors, friends and relatives' gossip; otherwise, the marriage will fall through.

I. Typical Tibetan wedding in Lhoka

An undated photo shows a Tibetan bride is walking out of her house during the wedding ceremony held in the Yangga Village of Lhoka Prefectutre, Tibet. [Photo/51tibettour.com] 

  
It's the 2nd day of the wedding ceremony when the bridegroom goes to the bride's home to escort her to the wedding ceremony. The day before the wedding, the groom will go with the wedding procession taking the match-maker with wine, hada and other objects to the bride's home to prepare the wedding. They sing in antiphonal style with the bride's relatives.[Photo/51tibettour.com]        >>Full text

II. Tibetan engagement rite in Lhasa

A wedding in Tibet [Photo from Internet] 

In the past, Tibetan marriages were determined by both the groom's and bride's parents. This tradition now has little in common with the freedom and romance marriage today. Likewise, the practice of individuals writing love poems to express their admiration has also become less common.        >>Full text

III. Gallery: Traditional Tibetan wedding

  
Nowadays, wedding ceremonies in Tibet and other Tibetan-inhabited areas have gradually evolved into a combination of tradition and modernity. Relatives and friends are offering Khada scarves to the bride and groom and their parents to deliver their best wishes to the newlyweds. [Photo/China Tibet Online]        >>Full text

IV. Photo story of Tibetan wedding

Photo shows the Tibetan newlyweds. [Photo provided by Xiaoyao Huanglaoxie/tianya.cn] 

The distinctive Tibetan wedding is a reflection of Tibetan ethnic and folk culture. Before the ceremony begins, the newly-weds will hang up prayer flags and welcome the blessings from above.       >>Full text 

V. American couple holds wedding in Lhasa

 
Photo shows that Sharon(right) and Malcolm(left) are having dinner at their Tibetan-style wedding ceremony. A wedding ceremony was held for an American new couple, Sharon and Malcolm in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 11, 2013. Sharon has been teaching English in Lhasa since August 1987. She is an awardee of the National Friendship Award, a state-level friendship award to overseas experts who achieved significantly in economic and social development of China, as well as the Mount Qomolangma Friendship Award issued by the local government of Tibet Autonomous Region. Over 200 students of Shraon attended the ceremony and expressed their best wishes to the new couple.[Photo/Xinhua]        >>Full text