As a company Truly Yours Catering does about 350 weddings a year- 80 of which are at The Oviatt Penthouse alone! I see so many wonderful unions- from all different cultures and I just LOVE the traditions! There are so many and they are so diverse and I see the families and guests come alive when they begin.
The problem with assimilation is that many times traditions are lost over generations. It's a normal pattern. So I try to encourage my brides and grooms to go look through old photo albums, to ask older family members of what traditions would have been followed a couple of generations back. It's wonderful to honor those that have gone before you and there is a moment when you honor a tradition that it helps warm the hearts of those around you. Celebrate the different cultures and embrace them!
I also recommend going and doing a search (love the internet) on customs and traditions from the origins of whatever country your ancestors would have come from. You might be surprised on some of the fun things that go on!
Above are some photos of some traditions that you probably know about and some maybe you don't!
Traditions might be a part of a ceremony, or it might be an item that is passed down from generation to generation that they hold or wear on the wedding day, or it could be a traditional article of clothing, or it might be a part of the reception- like the first Father/Daughter dance!
Here are some fun traditions and the cultures they come from! There are so many- this is only a couple of examples...
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African Wedding Tradition: 'Bright festive colors, song, dance, and music are vital elements of many African wedding ceremonies."
Indian Wedding Tradition: "In India and other countries with a Hindu culture it is considered bad luck for the bride and groom to see each other for several days before the wedding. As part of the marriage ceremony the bride’s parents wash the couple’s feet with milk and water as a symbol of purifying them for the journey of their new life together. As part of the ceremony the couple holds in their hands grains of rice and oats and green leaves, signifying wealth, good health and happiness."
Sweets, eggs, and money are woven into to wedding themes of India. They symbolize, respectively, a sweet life, feretility, and prosperity. The Hindu wedding ceremony includes customary rituals to ward off evil spirits. After the wedding vows have been exchanged the groom's father or brother showers flower petals on the newlyweds; then he holds a coconut over the bride and groom's heads and circles it around them three times. An Indian groom often wears a turban with a veil of flowers streaming down in front of his face to protect him from evil spirits.
Traditional Indian brides wear pink and red saris on their wedding day, adorning themselves extravagantly with as much jewelry as possible. Henna staining, a customary art form, is still practiced by Indian brides to be. On the eve of her wedding vows, following a traditional ceremonial cleansing, the bride-to-be will have her hands and feet painted with henna, in beautiful paisley or medallion patterns.
Then a special wedding gift is given to the bride, a necklace signifying her married status.
Japanese Wedding Tradition: "In Japan, for instance, purple is the color of love and a young bride may choose to wear an elaborately-embroidered silk kimono covered in purple iris-flowers. Weddings are traditionally either Shinto, during which the natural spirits, the kami, are called upon to bless the couple, or it might be a Buddhist ceremony during which two strings of beads are interwoven, symbolizing the joining of two families into one."
Malaysian Wedding Tradition: "A traditional groom, getting married in Malaysia, might send children bearing wedding presents to his future bride. These wedding gifts include elaborately displayed trays of food with origami flowers and cranes, which are made with bills of currency.
At the wedding reception, it is a Korean marriage custom, for each guest to receive an artistically decorated hard-boiled egg, which represents fertility."
Welsh Wedding Tradition: "The Customary Bridal Bouquet and Wedding Dress Pin
A Welsh bridal bouquet usually contains myrtle, and the bride gives to her bridesmaids a cutting of myrtle -- a symbol of love -- to carry in their bouquets. Welsh tradition holds that if the bridesmaid plants her myrtle and it blooms, she will soon marry.
A bride in Wales may wear a pin in her wedding gown, that she will remove and throw over her shoulder for good luck."
Jewish Wedding Tradition: "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 have signed the Ketubah, the groom lowers his bride's wedding veil after studying her face. This wedding custom recalls the biblical story of Jacob, who married the wrong woman when she covered her face with a veil.
In the Jewish tradition, the wedding ring should be simple, a band with no details, no stones, and nothing engraved, with nothing to distinguish the beginning from the end. The rabbi, groom, groomsmen, and Jewish male guests traditionally wear a white-colored cap called a yamulkes."
Victorian Wedding Tradition: "A bride at her wedding should wear:
Something old,
Something new,
Something borrowed,
Something blue,
And a sixpence in the shoe.
Or, in the United States:
...And a new dime in the shoe."
Above are some very fun and great traditions! Do some homework- it will personalize your event even more. And it might be something fun that you can share with family and friends.
Enjoy your day and make it yours! And remember marriages are unity of two families and usually two or more cultures- share them and enjoy! Have fun and be merry!
Happy Planning everyone!
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