How to Plan a Foot-Washing Ceremony Before a Scottish Wedding

By eHow Weddings Editor

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On the night before a traditional Scottish wedding, guests gather to drink, to toast to the couple's health and participate in a foot-washing ceremony, symbolically sending the couple off on the path of a fresh new life.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Step1
Invite guests to your home on the eve of your wedding.
Step2
Prepare a tub of hot water.
Step3
Ask a married woman to place her wedding ring in the tub.
Step4
Expect the bride to take off her shoes and immerse her feet in the water.
Step5
Call people to gather around the tub.
Step6
Encourage guests to stick their hands in the water and help to wash the bride's feet.
Step7
Remind unmarried guests to look for the wedding ring.
Step8
Explain that the first one to find the ring will be the next to get married.
Step9
Have a towel ready to dry off the bride's feet when you are done.
Step10
Provide music, food and drinks for guests to enjoy afterward.

Tips & Warnings

  • If you use a tub with a drain, make sure that the drain is closed so the ring can't slip away.

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on 8/8/2006 This hasn't been done in Scotland in ages. Most Scottish people have never even heard of this custom. If you are an American trying to have a Scottish-themed wedding, leave this one out.

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on 6/30/2006 The foot washing ceremony hasn't been done in Scotland in ages. Most Scottish people have never even heard of this custom. If you are an American trying to have a Scottish-themed wedding, leave this ceremony out.

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