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YuanFen

Personalised Chinese Wedding & ROM Date Selection

良辰吉日, chosen with intention.

YuanFen is the private wedding and ROM date-selection service of consultant Daniel Siew. Your auspicious date is chosen from both partners' birth charts, the same way it is done for private clients, not picked from a generic calendar or an instant calculator. You receive a personalised keepsake report that explains the choice — RM388 per couple, delivered within three days of confirmed payment.

The tradition

Why couples have always chosen the day

For centuries, Chinese families did not leave the wedding day to chance. Before a couple was married, an elder or a master would 择日 (zé rì), choose the day, by reading both partners' birth charts and the energy of the year. A good day was believed to carry the marriage forward with harmony, smoothness and blessing. A poor day, one that clashed with the couple, was quietly avoided.

This was never superstition. It was a way of showing care. The day you begin a marriage sets a tone, and our ancestors wanted that tone to start on the right note, with the elements in agreement rather than in conflict.

"良辰吉日" — a fine hour, an auspicious day. The right moment, chosen on purpose.
A Chinese date-selection master reading the almanac and both partners' birth charts for a couple at a village market — the tradition of 择日 (zé rì)
A master consults the almanac and both charts before a couple. 择日合婚 — choosing the day, joining two lives.

Today, much of this has been reduced to picking a "lucky number" date or whatever the almanac shows for everyone. But a wedding date pulled from a generic calendar does not know who you are. It does not know your chart, your partner's chart, or the year you are stepping into together.

Yuanfen brings the real tradition back. Your date is selected the proper way, from both of your charts read together, so the day truly belongs to the two of you, not to a calendar everyone shares.

A look inside your report

What is inside your YuanFen date-selection report

择日 · Your chosen dates

A shortlist read from both your charts together. Three dates for an ROM, six for a wedding, never a one-size almanac lookup.

良辰 · The right hour

The favourable hour within each date, so the most important moment lands well.

缘起 · Your story

A personalised note on why these dates suit the two of you, with your chosen couple photo printed inside as a keepsake.
A glimpse of your report

See your report before it is yours

Every couple receives a keepsake report built around their two charts. Here is the shape of it, a personalised cover and a shortlist explained in plain language.

Sample YuanFen report cover: personalised ROM date selection prepared for the groom and the bride by Daniel Siew
Sample YuanFen report page: The Selected Dates — three auspicious ROM dates with recommended hours and clash zodiac

This is a sample, not your real dates.

Personalised cover 3 dates for ROM · 6 for wedding The right hour Why they suit you Keepsake quality
How it works

Four simple steps to your date

01

Share your details

Fill in both partners' full name, date of birth and birth time, plus your contact. For weddings, add both sets of parents' dates of birth too.
02

Send a couple photo

Pick one photo of the two of you that you both love. This photo is printed inside your keepsake report, so choose one that means something.
03

Give us your window

Tell us the time frame you are open to, for example June to August 2026. We work within it to find your best dates.
04

Receive your dates

Within 3 days you receive a full date-selection report for your ROM or wedding, with your shortlist of dates, sent to your email or WhatsApp.
The investment

One report, one clear price

RM388
Per couple · ROM, wedding, or both
  • A shortlist from both partners' charts: 3 dates for ROM, 6 for a wedding
  • The favourable hour within each date
  • Personalised keepsake report with your couple photo
  • Plain-language note on why these dates suit you both
  • Delivered within 3 days to email or WhatsApp

Choose what you need. Some couples only want their ROM date. Some want the wedding day. Many want both, and that is no problem at all, simply tell us in the form — the price stays the same either way.

RM388 per couple, made after you submit your details. Once payment is confirmed, your calculation begins.

Turnaround is within 3 days. Each date is worked out by hand, the proper way. As soon as it is ready, it comes straight to you.

Founding couples

Words from real couples

★★★★★

"He chose our ROM date from both our charts, not a calendar. The note explaining why brought me to tears. The report sits framed in our home now."

Wei & Hui · ROM date · Kuala Lumpur
★★★★★

"We were quietly worried about clashing with our parents. Daniel handled all of it and gave us six wedding dates that worked for both families."

Jia & Sumin · Wedding date · Penang
★★★★★

"It felt personal in a way I did not expect. Our photo inside, our names, the reasoning written out. A keepsake more than a service."

Aaron & Mei · Both · Johor Bahru

Founding couple quotes. Real names shortened for privacy.

Common questions

Good to know

Chinese wedding date selection, or 择日 (zé rì), is the classical practice of choosing an auspicious day for a marriage by reading the birth charts of the people involved and the energy of the year. It means picking a day that is in harmony with both partners, so the union begins on a smooth and supported note rather than on a date that clashes with either of you.

ROM (Registration of Marriage) date selection chooses an auspicious day, and the favourable hour within it, for signing your marriage papers. Many couples in Malaysia register on a different day from the wedding banquet, so the ROM date is selected in its own right from both partners' birth charts. For an ROM you receive a shortlist of three auspicious dates.

A general almanac, or a free "auspicious date calculator", shows the same good days to everyone, regardless of who they are. YuanFen is not an instant calculator. Your date is personally calculated from both of your actual birth charts, read together — the same method used for private clients, not a one-size lookup that the whole country shares.

Both partners' full names, dates of birth and birth times, your email and WhatsApp number, the time frame you are planning (for example June to August 2026), and one couple photo you both love. For weddings, we also ask for both sets of parents' dates of birth, so we can avoid a date that clashes with either family.

Birth time sharpens the chart and lets us choose the favourable hour within the day, not just the day itself. If you are not sure of an exact time, give us your best estimate (for example "around morning") in the notes, and we will work with it.

A wedding involves both families, not just the couple. Checking the parents' charts lets us avoid a date that clashes with a parent on either side, so the day is smooth for everyone present. This is only needed for wedding dates, not for ROM.

Any of the three. Some couples only register (ROM), some only want the wedding day, and many want both. Your ROM and wedding dates can be different days, each chosen on its own merits. Just choose in the form. It's RM388 per couple either way — choosing 'Both' doesn't cost more.

For an ROM you receive a shortlist of three auspicious dates. For a wedding you receive six, giving you and both families more room to plan around venues and guests. Each date comes with its favourable hour.

RM388 per couple, whether you choose ROM, the wedding ceremony, or both. After you submit your details, you will be guided to payment. Your date selection begins once payment is confirmed.

You will be guided to payment of RM388 per couple. Once your payment is confirmed, your calculation begins, worked out by hand from both partners' charts. Within 3 days, your personalised date-selection report is sent straight to your email or WhatsApp.

Within 3 days from confirmed payment. Each date is worked out by hand, the proper way. As soon as your report is ready, it is sent straight to your email or WhatsApp.

We work within your time frame to find the best available dates. If your window is genuinely difficult, we will tell you honestly and suggest the nearest strong alternatives, so you are never left guessing.

No. This is timing and alignment, not prediction. We are not telling your future, we are helping you begin your marriage on a day that is in harmony with both of you. It is a way of showing care for the start of your life together.

The consultant

Selected personally by Daniel Siew

Daniel Siew, the classical Chinese metaphysics consultant behind YuanFen

Every YuanFen date is calculated by Daniel Siew, a Malaysia-based classical Feng Shui, BaZi and Qi Men Dun Jia consultant. Your wedding or ROM date is not produced by software. It is worked out by hand from both partners' birth charts, using the classical method of 择日, date selection.

Daniel has been featured on Bernama TV, writes as a columnist for theSun Daily, and has appeared as a guest on UK Health Radio. He serves clients in Malaysia and internationally, and every YuanFen report is prepared personally and delivered online.

More about Daniel Siew →

"缘分天注定, 良辰人选定. Fate brings you together. The right day is chosen on purpose."
DANIEL SIEW
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Begin your date selection

Fill in the details below. The more accurate your birth times, the more precise your date. After you submit, you'll be taken straight to secure payment of RM388 per couple.

What would you like?
Partner 1 · Groom
If unsure, tell us roughly (e.g. morning) in notes.
Partner 2 · Bride
If unsure, tell us roughly (e.g. evening) in notes.
Parents' dates of birth · Wedding only

For a wedding, we check the parents' charts too, to avoid a date that clashes with either family. Please share the dates of birth below.

Your planning window

Give us the range you are open to, for example June to August 2026. We find your best dates within it.

Your couple photo
How we reach you

After submitting, you will be guided to payment. Your calculation begins once payment is confirmed. Your report arrives within 3 days.

Privacy: your birth details, contact information and photo are collected solely to calculate your dates and prepare your personalised report. They are kept confidential and are never published, sold or shared.

Thank you

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