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Is it Expensive? And, if you are intending on holding the event outdoors where there is sure to be much heat and a lot of mosquitoes dont forget to have fans to keep things from getting too heated up. Some European countries require residency of one of either the bride or groom; others have no requirement, and foreigners can have a legal civil ceremony without much paperwork. Fresh vegetables that are in season such as asparagus or carrots and sugarsnap peas are an excellent choice to serve your guests.
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While a beach wedding may be beautiful, it can be tricky for guests. For this reason it is not advisable for couples to go for fancy platinum rings just because they are what are in fashion today. Do you want a contemporary feel for your reception, or are you striving for a more classic look?
My favorite part of weddings are the traditions. Every family has their own unique traditions, and new wedding traditions are born all the time.
Wedding Dances
Most weddings have the traditional first dance, the dance of the bride with her father, and the dance of the groom with his mother. Some families have their own traditions about which songs to dance to. And some like to use this dance to celebrate a special bond. At a recent wedding I was at, the bride and her father loved to dance and be silly together; their dance together was the Electric Slide.
At a Jewish wedding, the tradition is to dance the horah, a traditional circle dance where the bride and groom are lifted on chairs as guests dance around them. The tradition began in Europe when men and women werent permitted to dance together; lifting the bride and groom on chairs allowed them to see each other at their own wedding reception. And in some areas, no wedding would be complete without the money dance. Guests pay the groom to take a turn around the dance floor with the bride; the couple uses the money to start their new life together.
Flowers, Cake, and Cameras
At most weddings, the bride tosses her bouquet to all the single women present; tradition is that whoever catches the bouquet will be the next to get married. And a newer tradition, but just as popular, is for the groom to toss his new brides garter to all the single men. There are lots of traditions, too, with the wedding cake. Most couples save the top layer of their cake to eat on their first anniversary. Of course, too, theres the traditional cutting of the cake and feeding each other that first bite (and the strange tradition of stuffing cake in your new spouses face).
In the South, its popular at weddings to have a separate grooms cake, usually decorated to celebrate a hobby or interest of the groom. Disposable cameras on wedding tables have led to lots of new wedding traditions. I have friends who take pictures of their ties at every wedding they go to. And I heard of a couple who takes fruit from garnishes at every wedding they go to to make a smiley face plate; they take a picture of it for the bride and groom as well as one for their own album.
Of course, theres my favorite wedding tradition. At my wedding, my husbands fraternity brothers continued their new tradition of serenading the bride. Its a moment Ill never forget!