Monday, January 2, 2023

Today's Delivery Tray Differences From a Design Point of View.

In today's age, the delivery tray is very important at engagement and wedding ceremonies. The use of delivery trays on these two occasions has become a must and custom of the Malays.


An attractive delivery tray can add to the charm of the ceremony.

According to the Islamic way, this delivery tray is not needed and even gives a little burden to the bride and groom. But the delivery tray is very necessary in today's times, if there is none, the ceremony is not happy, this is because the process of preparing this delivery tray requires several members. Throughout the process of preparing this delivery tray, family members, relatives or close friends will work hard to prepare the tray. We can see this situation in other activities as well, such as revelry, when slaughtering animals on Eid al-Fitr, cleaning the house or at school and many others. The conclusion is, we can see that the Malaysian community in general really likes activities like this gotong-royong.

In other words, this delivery tray has become symbolic in Malay community engagement and wedding ceremonies.

What is a Delivery Tray?

A delivery tray is a container or site to place a delivery item at a wedding or engagement ceremony to be given to each partner.

Types of Delivery Trays.

  • Traditional

Usually this tray shows Malay characteristics or in other words a modernized lam delivery tray but still maintains its traditional identity. The shape of this delivery tray is like a bowl which is used to sieve rice. Colored like Malay colors such as gold or silver.

  • Modern (Terrarium) 

The shape of the delivery tray is quite special, this is because it is a medium made of glass, having various shapes. Flowers are usually decorated around the glass. This tray is a concept for the hobby of decorative plants called terrariums. The concept of this terrarium decorative plant is that it creates an atmosphere of nature planted in a glass container. The use of this glass container is to make it easier for hobbyists to inspect or study the plant.

  • Hidden Tray

This type of delivery tray comes from our ancestors. One of the advantages of this delivery tray is to keep the delivery secret to each partner.

  • Wooden Box/Pallet 

This delivery tray is seen a lot nowadays, this is because it is made of wood and has a simple design. This delivery tray comes in various shapes to make it easier for users to use it. usually there is a handle and there are also some 'feet' to make it easier for the user to hold it.

  • Tray/Rattan Basket/Plastic Box 

This type of delivery tray has its own advantages, among which are in terms of design, use of materials, size and user-friendliness.


Attached here are some ideas for changing the delivery tray.

  1. This delivery tray using a glass container is called a terrarium concept. In addition to placing the delivery items, it can also be accompanied by flowers or trees to add to the delivery tray, and it also shows the terrarium concept.
  2. Combining the concept of a hidden delivery tray with a wooden box adds more identity to the tray which is sure that this "hidden" concept has become a trend nowadays.
  3. In addition to the types of trays included above, pillows can also be used as the best delivery trays, even at the same time providing "mood comfort" at the event.
  4. This cage concept is less visible at engagement and wedding ceremonies. Using this concept will add more "fresh" ideas to your event.
  5. Maybe this basket concept is often used at weddings, but the design mentioned above has not yet been used. Changing the delivery tray can add flowers to show the natural nature of the basket.

The use of delivery trays at any event is very necessary in this day and age. Some interesting and also "fresh" ideas can be seen today.

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