Malai Bao Sao, Thai Wedding Garlands to Keep Forever 💍✨
▶ Pre-order only.
▶ A new concept, and we would be very happy to make it for your wedding first!
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This is a piece we have been dreaming about.
The photo you see is our first prototype. Malai Bao Sao is a brand new concept, and we would love to create the very first pairs with you, in the colours of your wedding theme, for the day you say yes.
At a Thai wedding, the bride and groom each wear a มาลัยสองชาย (two-tailed garland), placed on them by a respected elder. Fresh flowers fade within a day. Ours are knotted by hand in cotton, so your wedding garlands stay with you for years.
After the wedding, hang them on your wedding photo in your bedroom, a beautiful souvenir that keeps this day with you forever.
Your Wedding, Your Colours
- 🎀 Custom tail
- 🎨 Colours chosen to match your wedding theme
- 🤍 Knotted by hand in cotton
- 🖼️ A wedding souvenir for life, to hang on your wedding photo in your room
Product Details
- Price for 1 pair of Malai Bao Sao
- Handmade in Asha village, Chiang Rai, Thailand
- Material: cotton
- A pair: one garland for the bride, one for the groom
- Colours: made to match your wedding theme
- Size: on request
- Pre-order only
Made by Akha Women
- Each pair is handmade by Akha women through the AKHA MA-DE social program
- Every purchase directly supports these women and creates opportunity in their community
Bulk Orders
- For wedding planners, hotels and venues, we make these with no minimum order quantity. Please contact us for a quotation
Contact Us
- You can reach us any time through Messenger, Instagram or our "Contact Us" page
Packaging and Shipping:
- Each pair is made to order after we agree on the design together. We confirm the production and delivery time with you before you order, so your garlands are ready for your wedding day.
- For international or express shipping, please contact us
Returns and Exchanges:
We accept returns and exchanges:
- Please contact us within 7 days of receiving your order
- Send the item back within 14 days of receiving it
Return conditions:
- The buyer covers return shipping where the reason for dissatisfaction is not caused by a third party. If the returned item is not in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value.
* Product images show our first prototype and are for presentation purposes only. Your garlands are made to your wedding colours and will differ from the photo. Colours may appear different on screen depending on your device settings.
** As each piece is handmade, the dimensions agreed with you may vary by approximately +/- 2 cm.
The Garlands of a Thai Wedding
At a Thai wedding, the couple wears a มาลัยสองชาย (two-tailed garland), with a ribbon or bow at both ends. They are two separate garlands, one for the bride and one for the groom.
In the Royal Thai Army's order of ceremony, the presiding elder places the garlands on the groom and the bride at the water-pouring blessing, พิธีหลั่งน้ำสังข์ (the conch-water ceremony). At the evening reception, the most senior guest places the garlands on the couple again.
Many couples wear the same pair at both moments, then keep it by the bed or dry it as a keepsake. A cotton pair keeps that memory without fading: hang it on your wedding photo, and every time you see it, the day comes back.
The Flowers Behind the Tradition
In Central Thai weddings, ดอกรัก (crown flower) is threaded into the couple's garlands. Its name literally means love, which is why it speaks of the couple's love.
Jasmine, pure white and fragrant, is linked with pure love. Our cotton garlands carry these wishes in the colours you choose.
Who This Is For
For couples, it is a pair of wedding garlands made in your own colours, to wear on the day, then hang on your wedding photo and keep for life.
For families, it is a heartfelt wedding gift to the bride and groom, with a tradition behind it that everyone at the ceremony recognises.
For wedding planners, it is a way to bring the couple's theme into the most traditional moment of the day.