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 [...]
During a traditional Puerto Rican wedding ceremony, the priest will bless a plate of coins for the groom. After the wedding vows have been exchanged, the groom gives the plate of coins to the bride. The brides will keep these coins as a wedding present from her new husband. The gift of coins [...]
1) According to German wedding tradition, when a baby girl is born in Germany, several trees are planted in honor of her birth. When her wedding date is set, the trees are sold, and the money is used for her dowry.
2) A unique German pre-wedding custom is the creation of a wedding [...]
Wedding Traditions
The Indian culture celebrates marriage as a sacrament (Sanskara), a rite enabling two individuals to start their journey in life together. In a Hindu wedding, the multiplicity of creation becomes possible when spirit (Purush) unites with matter (Prakritti). The Hindu wedding lays emphasis on three essential values: happiness, harmony, and growth.
The institution of marriage [...]
Never-ceasing and still growing number of emails with questions on German wedding traditions prompted this article’s uprise. Indeed, Germans respect and love their traditions and maintain them through time and distances. Foreigners travel to Germany and marry there, Germans living abroad wish to get married in accordance with their native rituals, so it is high [...]
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
