What’s with the coins?
In Spain, Panama, and Mexico, grooms give their brides 13 gold coins as a sign of their wealth and ability to provide for their marriage. The priest will bless these coins during the ceremony and be handed back and forth between the bride and groom, ultimately ending in the hands of [...]
The Jewish Ketubah
Traditional Hebrew wedding ceremonies begin with the bride and groom signing a marriage contract, called the Ketubah. The agreement, which once assured the bride’s legal status, states the expectations and duties of the couple once they are married. This beautiful, ornate document will be framed and displayed in the couples’ home.
After the couple [...]
For many brides and grooms, acknowledging their ethnicity during their wedding ceremony is a way to pay homage to the family that’s come before them. Here in the United States, where we enjoy a melting pot of ethnic and religious backgrounds, the opportunity to bear witness to the traditions of other cultures is highly accessible, [...]
Traditional Japanese wedding attire is a lot different than the modern-day gowns you see in bridal magazines.
To start, brides are painted in white from head to toe. The bride wears a white kimono dress called “shiromaku.” Shiro means white and maku means pure, both symbolizing the bride. This is also known as [...]
After the Chinese wedding ceremony, firecrackers are lit to chase any evil spirits and demons away from the couple. A word of advice, you should also stand away from the firecrackers.
In Venezuela, brides and grooms to sneak out of the reception unnoticed before the party ends. This is considered to bring good luck to their marriage. So don’t be alarmed when the people you’re there to celebrate disappear on you. Just keep eating and drinking on their dime
To symbolize their bonding, American Indian couples will share a meal of corn mush during their ceremony. Two types of corn are used: white and yellow. White represents male and yellow female, joined together.
After the wedding reception, some of the friends of the couple will “interrupt” their wedding-night by banging pots and pans and singing loudly outside their bedroom window.
The groom is then suppose to invite the pranksters in for [...]
If you’ve ever been to an Indian wedding, you probably noticed that the groom rode up to the ceremony on a decorated horse or perhaps in a decorated car. This ceremony is called a Baraat, and symbolizes the acceptance of the groom’s family into the bride’s family (and vice versa). Traditionally the groom [...]
A wedding in Germany could be a three day celebration!!!
On Thursday, the couple gathers with family and close friends to go to the city hall to have a civil ceremony. Afterwards they all go out to dinner.
On [...]
