What ethnic traditions are you incorporating into your ceremony and or reception??

Original post by beautyq115

Dec 05, 2005 08:56 PM

gNi1125 Posted: Dec 06, 2005 01:56 PM

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We're having a traditional Greek wedding and our reception will be 85% Greek music.

FruNor Posted: Dec 06, 2005 02:28 PM

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Too many to mention! FI is Danish, so there are a lot of Danish wedding traditions we are incorporating into the reception. F.ex. there are a lot of speeches and skits by the closest relatives. And there are lots of weird but funny kissing rituals.

Everytime a guest taps the glasses and plates with their silverware, all the other guests join in. This means that the newlyweds must stand up on their chairs and kiss until the guests stop tapping! I hope I don't fall off the chair!

Another kissing ritual: when either the groom or the bride leave the room (f. ex. to go to the bathroom) all of the guests of the opposite sex must get up and kiss the bride or groom on the cheek.

Weirdos!

maria5-6-05 Posted: Dec 06, 2005 02:31 PM

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Posted by SIBride06

We are both Italian (and come from VERY old school Italian families) so we will be eating & dancing, eating & dancing eating some more, dancing some more.. dancing, eating.... you get it.

Ditto and we may do the Tarantella!!

stephanielyse Posted: Dec 06, 2005 02:32 PM

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sarahthegreat Posted: Dec 06, 2005 02:33 PM

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Posted by waterspout4

I'm Irish, I'll be drinking

He's Italian, and will be eating

WORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EmberLynn Posted: Dec 06, 2005 02:54 PM

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We are bring together a lot of Celtic and Roman aspects in to the ceremony. We will be bring up a few different gods and goddesses from both sides. We are going to have an pasta section in our buffet. Lots of red wine too. But we are also serving Meade which is a honey wine common in Irish, British, and German cultures.

Even my ceremony dress is based of what a female celtic warrior would wear into battle.

MrsFelix Posted: Dec 06, 2005 03:46 PM

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We're both Puerto Rican, so we'll have a lot of salsa, merengue, bachata and Reggaeton music. Ayi Pari!!!!

Food - We're having a whole pig (Lechon) and yellow rice for all those who can't live without it at the CH!!! Have the dollar dance?? Maybe, haven't decided yet!!!

At the ceremony we're offering roses to each mother as a sign of peace and unity.

Steph62406 Posted: Dec 06, 2005 03:52 PM

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Posted by waterspout4

I'm Irish, I'll be drinking

He's Italian, and will be eating

Same here!!!!

Naunie Posted: Dec 06, 2005 03:59 PM

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Posted by beautyq115

Anyone????

I want bag pipers...My cousin is on Pipes and Drums for the Police Dept...so I may ask him.

My cousin is on Pipes and Drums with FDNY!!!!

I may ask him to play us out of the ceremony.

waterspout4 Posted: Dec 06, 2005 03:59 PM

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Posted by FruNor

Another kissing ritual: when either the groom or the bride leave the room (f. ex. to go to the bathroom) all of the guests of the opposite sex must get up and kiss the bride or groom on the cheek.

Weirdos!

I would never get anything done. I have to 'powder my nose' all the time now. Add my Irish drinking and I will spend all night getting kissed. I'd have to strap a bag to my leg to get anything done.

Naunie Posted: Dec 06, 2005 04:01 PM

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Posted by waterspout4

I'm Irish, I'll be drinking

He's Italian, and will be eating

Ditto!

Mayflower Posted: Dec 06, 2005 04:04 PM

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our ceremony will be bilingual and we will be having a traditional chinese banquet. we will also be doing a special tea ceremony to acknowledge our parents and i will be wearing a traditional red dress at the end of the evening

Nessa Posted: Dec 06, 2005 04:10 PM

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brooklynbridezilla - i was at astoria world manor the day of your wedding!! i was checking out the place and he took us to your room. You had it set up with sunflower centerpieces right?!? what a small world

BKtoLI Posted: Dec 06, 2005 04:53 PM

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This is now a sore subject for us, but we are working on it!!

We're incorporating his Jewish heritage and my Catholic heritage.

So far:
Chuppah
Unity Candle
Wine Ceremony
Readings
Breaking of the glass
Hora (probably!)

brooklynbridezilla Posted: Dec 06, 2005 05:24 PM

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Posted by Nessa

brooklynbridezilla - i was at astoria world manor the day of your wedding!! i was checking out the place and he took us to your room. You had it set up with sunflower centerpieces right?!? what a small world

How cool!

MrsP2Be Posted: Dec 06, 2005 06:00 PM

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(stealing from Leslie's List)

Ketubah
Chuppah
7 Marriage blessings
Stepping on Glass
Yichud

Reception:
Hamotzei (Blessing over the Bread)
Hora (I'm not sure they'll be able to lift FH)
Mezinke Tanz (Dance for when the parents marry off their last children)