Polish Brides/Grooms!

I am looking for a Polish wedding tradition involving salt, bread, and wine. Anybody familiar with it? My grandmother needs it for my sisters wedding this FRIDAY so I don't have much time.

(Believe it or not I am 25% Polish)

On a small table in front of the main table should be a tray with the following: a small dish of salt, 2 small slices of rye bread and a glass of wine. When everyone is ready, the Master of Ceremonies should read the 'Introduction Text' as the ceremony is conducted.
This is a long cherished Polish tradition which has been passed down through the centuries. It symbolizes the union of the Bride and Groom and their families.

Ceremony Text

The Bride and Groom are being greeted by their parents with bread and salt and a glass of wine. The parents sprinkle the bread with salt and give it to both of the newlyweds to eat. The bread represents the parents hope that their children will never experience hunger or need, the salt reminds the couple that their life may be difficult at times and they must learn together to cope with life's struggles.

The parents now present the glass of wine to the Bride and Groom for each of them to drink. With the wine, the parents hope that they will never thirst and that they will have a life of good health and cheer and share the company of many good friends.

The parents now join in kissing the bride and groom as a welcome to the family and as a sign of their love and unity.'

End of Ceremony
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At the end of the ceremony, the bride, groom and their parents proceed to their tables and await grace before the meal.
Instructions


1. The Maitre'd or Band Leader announces the parents. Parents go to the center of the floor in front of the head table and await the Bride and Groom. On a small table there should be a tray, containing a small dish of salt, 2 slices of rye bread and a glass of wine.

2. The Maitre'd or Band Leader announces the Bride and Groom. . At this time the Bride and Groom go to the front of the main table where their parents are waiting to greet them for the ceremony.

3. The parents then perform the ceremony with the Bride and Groom as the script is read by the Maitre'd or Band Leader.

Thanks so much!
That should be good! My grandmother and great grandmother were trying to write it down from memory and they were making no sense at all!

thansk for posting we are using this and my grammy and her sisters have been trying to write it form memory for about 3 weeks

We did this at our wedding since my DH is half-Polish. His grandmother did all the salt, bread, wine things, while we had a cousin of his read the text as to what everything meant.

It was a fun tradition to put into our wedding.

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Posted by janwinterbridejoy

no problem it looks really nice and personalizes your wedding. juliet is doing it at hers as well

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Yes! I am. That was the one request FH had for the whole wedding and when he asked, I told him 'of course, I was going to ask if you wanted to do it because I think it is beautiful'

FH is right off the boat Polish. He and his family came here in 1990. He still uses Polish words when he forgets the English ones