The Lanna wedding tradition known as "kinkhaek taeng-ngan" is full of the people's beliefs and moral concepts of marriage where a couple live a happy married life according to their traditions and customs.
The Lanna expression “when wood is good to be split a forest is good to be cleared by burning” refers to the period when a man and a woman reach maturity in all respects. They are qualified to have a family of their own.
If the young people love each other after taking some time for acquaintance, they can get serious about marriage, provided their parents give their consent.
As soon as they can afford an official wedding ceremony to announce their decision to live together, they will invite their relatives and friends of both sides to be their witnesses. This ceremony is called "kinkhaek" meaning having a large group of guest over for a feast and to bless the couple on their marriage.