A symbol of good luck, prosperous life and more important, a means to ward of evil intentions by spirits themselves just by the virtue of its bright and brilliant colour, Red. The acceptance and offering generous amount of money sealed in red envelopes with auspicious wordings or greetings inscribed on it, means an everlasting and blissful marriage for the wedding couple. For those who are wed on that very day, this is an important part of the traditional Chinese custom in which all are expected to offer as well as to receive from parents and relatives of elderly status.
This common way of blessings and good will is often used also as payment or favours to those who had rendered well, but not to be seen as a formality of corporate remittance, accompanying monies are almost always dawned in the Red Envelope in most parts a symbol of gratitude. On a typical Chinese wedding, the generous use of red envelopes are very significant of the joy which the wedding couple wants to share and distribute with that of their close friends and relatives.
The use of red envelopes are amongst many of the traditions which were spread from mainland China and onto its South Eastern neighbours. Whether in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam or even Burma, these red coloured of fortune symbols becomes an integral of joyous celebrations. Today, manufacturers with entrepreneurial mindset are coming out with better colour (still with the traditional RED) and designs to suit the modern age brides. No longer the red envelopes are just designated with words of blessings, and in fact some designs only concentrate on adorable characters of a wedding couple . 
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