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Wedding Traditions and What's Traditional

Weddings have long traditions, and much that we love about weddings has to do with this very fact. In most families there are traditions that are especially important and what with all the themes available today, more original and beautiful traditions are created as we speak.

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A common scene present at most weddings is when the bride tosses her bouquet to all the single women present. According to the prevailing tradition whoever catches the bouquet will be next in line to get married. A somewhat newer tradition that is just as popular, is for the groom to toss his new bride's garter to all the single men - very much with the same idea as behind the bouquet. The wedding cake has lots of traditions associated with it as well. Many couples hang on to the top layer of their cake to eat on their first anniversary. Naturally there is also the traditional cutting of the cake and feeding each other that first bite (and the rather peculiar tradition of stuffing cake in your new spouse's face).

Particularly in the Southern US it is also traditional to focus a little bit on some special feature or favorite pastime of the groom in the shape of a groom's cake. Photography to remember the important event is of course a common sight as well, with many couple actually handing out disposable cameras to their guests. The wedding guests has some traditions of their own in this regard as well, taking photos of not only people in general but of all ties, shoes or some other specialized thing.

Dancing traditions

Most weddings have the traditional first dance where the bride dances with her father, and the dance of the groom with his mother. Some families have added their own traditions about exactly which songs to dance to as well. 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 so together they actually performed nothing less than a spectacular version of 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 high up in the air on chairs as guests dance around them. The tradition iriginated in Europe when men and women weren't allowed to dance together. So by lifting up the bride and groom on chairs, they where at least capable of seeing each other through (or rather over) the crowd at their own wedding reception. And in some places, no wedding would be considered complete without the "money dance." Guests pay the groom to take a spin on the dance floor with the bride, and the couple the take the money to start their new life together.

Personally I think a many of the very common wedding traditions are nice, but that adding something on your own accord actually makes for much better memories. And to that end, I can't really dictate as to what should be considered traditional in your family.

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