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Wedding Traditions & Customs

Wedding Traditions & Customs

Understand wedding traditions and shed light on all that’s old, new, borrowed and blue. Learn the appropriate way to navigate the first dance, cut the cake and toss the bouquet. Need culture-specific advice? Research everything from Italian wedding traditions to the customs of a Mexican ceremony. Ever wonder why it’s bad luck for the bride and groom to see each other before the big event? eHow offers the scoop on this and many other superstitions. You’ll even find suggestions for honoring parents and grandparents.

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  • How to Perform a Bridal Waltz

    The first dance performed by a couple is highly symbolic and often sets the tone of a wedding reception. However this dance can cause great anxiety for couples who are shy, or who are not...

  • Latin American Wedding Music Traditions

    A Latin American themed wedding might be for you! Latin American wedding music traditions range from playing "Ave Maria" during the wedding ceremony to pieces you can tango to during the...

  • How to Choose Catholic Wedding Hymns

    You’ve planned everything for your Catholic wedding, but you’re stuck on how to choose Catholic wedding hymns for this momentous occasion. How do you decide, and where will you go about finding...

  • About Wedding Music

    Music plays a vital part in weddings and wedding receptions from start to finish. The song choices are important to the overall feel of the wedding. Wedding music can be traditional, sentimental,...

  • How to Pick Music for a Catholic Wedding

    If you've ever watched "The Sound of Music," you remember the grandiose organ, multi-voice choir and bells that played while Maria walked up the aisle to Georg von Trapp. Catholic weddings in the...

  • How to Find Garter Toss Music

    The garter toss is a fun wedding tradition that involves all of the single men on the floor. The groom removes the garter from his bride's leg and then tosses it to the awaiting single men....

  • How to Find German Wedding Music

    A wedding is a time to join together not only two people, but also their cultures and backgrounds. One way to do this is with native music. If you are of German descent, adding German music to...

  • How to Honoring Parents with Wedding Music

    A wedding can be stressful and chaotic to plan, but the music doesn't have to cause anxiety. If you want to choose wedding and reception music that will honor your parents and show them how much...

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