WEDDING
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INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS
Wedding customs from other countries
can make an interesting addition to your wedding plans. Consider these ideas shared by brides.
·
Mexico – guests for a heart
shaped circle around the couple who dance their first dance in the center of
this “circle of love”.
·
Belgium – a dressmaker can
make a handkerchief for the bride and embroider her name and date on it. After the wedding it is framed and kept by
the bride who cherishes it until it is time to be handed down to the next bride
where the process is repeated.
·
Germany-both the bride and
groom carry a lighted floral laden candle to the altar. They are placed by the unity candle
throughout the ceremony and then used to light the unity candle as part of the
ceremony.
·
Scotland –the couple drinks
first from a Quaich or loving cup which is shaped as a bowl with two
handles. The custom dates back to the
15th century and symbolizes two families coming together. Tradition has it the couples who drink from
it first will have happiness and good fortune.
·
Greece – bride and groom both
wear a crown or wreath of flowers called stefana. They are the symbol of royalty and the
sanctity of marriage. The groom removes
his after the ceremony, but the bride keeps hers on as part of the wedding
ensemble.
And one custom that should go away
is the tradition of stuffing cake in each other’s face. Feeding each other the first bite of cake is
nice. Smearing it all over each other’s face
is not. Certainly no bride wants a photo
of herself covered in frosting. For answers to your questions, call 909-262-1575 or email babridal@juno.com.
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