Traditionally, a dowry of money and gold/jewellery will be formally presented by the groom’s parents to the bride’s parents on the Khan Makk tray. The dowry is then counted out onto a red cloth by the bride’s parents. The amount of the dowry is usually predetermined, but traditionally the amount given will be more than this, which is intended to represent prospective wealth for the couple.
Family members and other elders present at the wedding will then bless both the dowry and the couple be sprinkling a mixture of mung beans, sesame seeds, cape marigold petals, pepped rice and Thai perfumed powder over the dowry, which again symbolizes the growth in future wealth of the couples.