Hair combing, exchanging gifts and a wedding procession. These are just some of the ceremonies from elaborate Peranakan weddings in the past. Today, however, young couples have adapted them into a modern version of the culture's traditional wedding. Miro Lu finds out more.

For young Peranakan couples, getting married can be a lengthy affair. Traditional wedding ceremonies take 12 days and include a series of elaborate rituals. These ceremonies are on display at the Peranakan Museum in Singapore. They include a hair combing ceremony that signifies the bride and groom coming of age, a wedding banquet and a procession.

DOMINIC LOW ASSISTANT CURATOR, PERANAKAN MUSEUM "Here we have the wedding couple, and as you can see they're decked out in their wedding finery. You notice that the robe itself is just encrusted with rich embroidery and the skirt itself you find peony patterns as well — birds and other auspicious emblems. For the groom, he's dressed like a scholar because while his wife is the queen for the day, he is the scholar for the day."

MIRO LU SINGAPORE Peranakan weddings mark the coming together of two families, and is often seen as an opportunity to showcase the family wealth. In the wedding chamber behind me you can see that everything is beautifully embroidered, beaded and lavishly decorated.

This beaded tablecloth, used during the first meal between the bride and groom, is made up of over one million glass beads.

DOMINIC LOW ASSISTANT CURATOR, PERANAKAN MUSEUM "On the first day following the chiu tao ceremony and of course the first meeting between the groom and the bride, what immediately follows is the makan chun tok, or the first meal between husband and wife where they would serve each other as many as 12 different dishes, and these would have been laid out on a tablecloth like this."

These days, traditional Peranakan weddings are no longer popular among young couples. Bebe Seet, who rents ceremonial wedding costumes and accessories, says demand has fallen in recent years.

BEBE SEET OWNER, PERANAKAN HERITAGE BOUTIQUE "I think they maybe get put off by the idea that its so elaborate, so dramatic wearing the costumes. Also, its not so easily available, this costume rental."

But Peranakan couple Vanessa and Adriel loved the dramatic costumes and elaborate headgear in their wedding. They had a Peranakan tea ceremony, and Vanessa wore a custom made kebaya for their wedding dinner.

VANESSA & ADRIEL SEAH PERANAKAN COUPLE "We like the fact that we are Peranakan, we're very proud that we're Peranakan and of our traditions and we wanted to incorporate that to also show our guests who have never seen this before, especially our guests and our friends. If we don't do it, when it comes to our generation we don't know much about what happened last time, so this can bear witness to our heritage in one way or another."

Peranakan weddings have changed from how they were in the past, and they'll continue to evolve in the future. But they'll always be a celebration of love, and a joyous union between two households. Miro Lu, CGTN, Singapore.