Mexican Wedding Traditions for Engagements

Many couples try to incorporate Mexican wedding traditions for engagements into the planning for their nuptials.

Some couples choose to honor their families' backgrounds and customs by incorporating Mexican traditions into their weddings. You might be interested in impressing a fiance with your understanding of what her family might expect from your wedding. Researching Mexican traditions for engagements lets couples honor ideals that may be important to them and their family.

Promise Rings

Purchase a promise ring for your fiance to show that you plan to marry her. According to Pashweddings.com, Hispanic engagements typically last a long time. An engagement ring symbolizes a couples' dedication and compassion for each other. It means that a couple will respect each other with love that is similar to that of a husband and wife for up to a year before the engagement.

Sponsors

Learn about the importance of godparents to a traditional couple getting married in Mexico. According to Worldwideweddingtraditions.com, a traditional couple having a wedding in Mexico has financial sponsors (padrinos), their godparents, at the wedding. The godparents offer the couple advice and support during their engagement and married life. They are typically honored on the wedding program, and they sometimes have a part in the wedding.

Wedding Invitations

Choose the wording on the wedding invitation carefully if you have a Hispanic bride with a deceased father. Many cultures do not customarily include the name of the deceased parent on the wedding invitation. According to Crane.com, Hispanic tradition includes the name of the deceased parent on a line by itself next to a cross or a star of David, depending on whether the family is Catholic or Jewish. Asking your bride how she wants to honor her deceased father will help make sure that her family does not think that he is left out of the ceremony.

Gold Coins

Educate yourself on the responsibilities of the groom to the bride in a Hispanic marriage. According to Escapes Magazine, the groom presents the bride with thirteen coins during the ceremony to symbolize his decision to support her throughout each month of the year during the rest of their lives. The bride accepts the gold coins to show that she is committed to take care of him.

Religion

Hold the celebration in a Catholic church to show respect for many Hispanic people's religion. A large percentage of Hispanics are Catholics who appreciate religious traditions to be part of the wedding ceremony. Some traditions that Catholic Hispanics perform include the bride offering a second bouquet to a statue of the Virgin Mary asking her to bless the union. Additionally, many have a full Catholic mass with the Eucharist being offered to baptized Catholics.

References

• Pash Weddings: La Gran Fiesta
• World Wedding Traditions: Mexican Wedding Traditions
• Crane's: Etiquette
• Escapes Magazine: Mexican Wedding Traditions