Blog Category: Wedding Traditions
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Writing Tips, Maid of Honor, Best Man, DIY Planning Resources, Wedding Musings, Vow Muse Weddings
The traditional order for a wedding processional and recessional varies depending on cultural, religious, and personal preferences.
Traditionally, wedding toasts were given by the father of the bride, the groom, and the best man. But let’s be real, that’s an outdated list.
These days generally both the best man and the maid of honor give a toast.
Tradition’s a funny thing. Sometimes you do it just because it feels right. And other times you do it because you feel the tug of obligation. Whatever the reason, traditions come from somewhere and, in this instance, asking for your father-in-law’s permission (or blessing these days) to get married has a dark origin story.
Pardon the mansplaining but indulge me for a moment...
So let me get this straight. I’ve bought the engagement ring, the wedding band, put a nauseatingly large down payment on a nearby venue...and I’m expected to buy a wedding gift for the day of the wedding?!?!
It's the last leg of our whirlwind tour around the world!
What we've found is that no matter the region, the most is the preservation of love, luck, prosperity, and fertility. Let's see if that holds true in South and Central America…
We pick back up on the third leg of our whirlwind world tour to take a look at some of the more little-known wedding customs from the East…
Last time, we explored the most romantic Celtic traditions of the British Isles. Today, we'll take several pitstops around the Western World. (And that sock photo will start to make sense…)
You might not be able to make your way to Gretna Green. But when you can't do, you mimic. What else can you mimic from the British Isles?
Yep, we are talking old-fashioned missives — no postage required!
Think of wedding letters as the ultimate love letter. Something you write for your sweetheart, and just your sweetheart, on your wedding day. These wedding letters often encompass what DIY vows historically have, but are read privately before or after the ceremony.
Wearing a veil to your wedding is a tradition with roots so deep that it predates white wedding gowns. And like many other wedding traditions, this one exists because of the patriarchy. We’re all surprised, I’m sure. That said, I still wore a veil to my wedding. I’ll get to my own reasoning why, but first, let’s ask a much bigger “why:” why do we wear veils at all?
Before we get into the history of the rings, let’s just say this upfront: getting married doesn’t actually require fancy jewelry. If you want rings, great. If you want bracelets, great. If you want nothing, great. If you want to celebrate your commitment to each other by going skydiving and then signing some papers at the end, GREAT (ps: if you did this, can we watch your wedding video? That sounds amazing). But for everyone curious about the difference between a wedding band and an engagement ring, this post is for you.
Many little girls dreams of walking down the aisle with her father. It's almost as ingrained in us as the fairy tale of the big white gown and the hope that your beloved sheds that one silent tear as you approach. It's all cheesy and classic and the stuff of rom coms. But where does this fit in with our values today?