Spanish (From Spain) Wedding Traditions

Modern Wedding in Spain:house the friends newly use fireworks to celebrate
Suits:the wedding.
The bride usually wears a white wedding dress ofIf the bride is waiting at the church then the groom
fiancee although the last tendency are cream colors.goes directly there.
Also, in the civil ceremonies, suits of another colors areAt the ceremony bride and groom gives one another
used allthough minoritary. The veil is usually part of thethe rings and usually ( but not ever) they interchange
dress, although it is hardly used to cover the face.the "arras" ( a sort of coins). Catholic ceremonies last
Bride's mother shows the dress to her family a dayabout ? of hour and assistents may take also
before, groom should not see it. Usually one of thecommunion. Civil ceremonies are much shorter ( about
shoe should be lightly over the other to be a luckily? of hour) and are directed by the town major.
married couple.Once finished the ceremony and pictures taken with
The groom wears jacket suits that range from thefriends and relatives in the church, the newly married
smoking to suits of very modern cut, the classic colorscouple goes out of the church, their friends and
are gray, brown and sometimes white cream. Necktierelatives are waiting for them to throw rice over both
are in very few occasions pajarita.in a sort of luck desire. Finally friends celebrate the
Ceremony:wedding again with fireworks and rockets.
The celebration begins in house of the groom whereAll together they go to the restaurant or special
the friends and relatives are going to gather him, herewedding celebrations local, a tipical spanish wedding is
the parents of the groom invite to the assistants to aformed by around 200 - 300 people.
small snack. When coming out of house the friends ofAll kinds of food and drinks are served, mostly begining
the groom usually burn rockets ( fireworks) towith light food like jamon, aperitives, cheese, etc. Then
celebrate it.a normally composed of seafood (prawns, Norway
Also it is possible that in the first place the fiance takeslobsters, etc) dish is served and after a meat dish.
shelter in the house of the godmother of the weddingThe nuptial cake is served, the couple has to cut this
(that can habitually be the mother of the fiance or thecake and give each other a piece.
godmother of baptism) and then they go to the fianceDepending of zones, the friends of the groom makes
home.a joke with him like making him to look for money in to
From here the retinue goes to house of the bride or toa sand box or water, putting him a disguise, etc usually
the church, depending on the customs of each zone.it 's something related with his job or hobbies. Same is
The godfather will be with the relatives and friends ofmade with the bride and his friends, cutting the panty's
the fiancee at brides house. Bride and groom find themleague was a must in every wedding.
and together they go to the church. The bride will goThe celebration continues long time in the night with
of the arm of her godfather and the groom with themusic and dance, the kind of music depends on the
godmother. For longer distances a special car is hired,zone, but it is usaualy modern music.
may be limousine or a horses car. Exiting from brides