| Author | Message | ||
     Susan Anthony New member Username: Susan Post Number: 1 Registered: 7-2005 |
I am interested in learning about wedding traditions from Argentina, as I would like to have a traditional Argentine wedding. Any information on what is typically done would be helpful, such as wedding rings, invitations, traditions, dress, food (I know they have a unique wedding cake with ribbons), ceremony, etc. Thank you! | ||
| Roberto Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 63 Registered: 12-2004 |
Susan, welcome! Let me do a bit of research and will post some information in the next few days... | ||
| Carmen Stigliano New member Username: Carmen Post Number: 3 Registered: 9-2005 |
Just a brief message on "argentine wedding traditions" Bridesmaids, a maid of honor, or a best man have never been part of a traditional wedding in Argentina. The mother of the groom, and the father of the bride escort the couple getting married down the church aisle, and then stand beside them through the wedding ceremony. It is an Argentinean wedding tradition for the couple to exchange their wedding rings at the engagement, and not during the marriage vows. | ||
| Rose Unregistered guest |
Hi, I am soo glad I found this website. I am a new wedding planner and I am doing a wedding for my cousin and his fiancee. Our family is in Argentina and his fiancee wants to do something with a spanish tradition. When I went to a few of my cousin's weddings in Argentina I was fascinated with the ribbon coming out of the cake. I know the concept but I would like to know exactly what each symbol means so that I can pass it on to my future cousin. Thank you | ||
| Roberto Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 189 Registered: 12-2004 |
Dear Rose, if you refer to the traditions we follow in our weddings, most of them -if not all- come from the Roman and Greek era and rely largely on religious beliefs developed at the time. Following, is a list of the most important traditions and an explanation of where they came from: * White color dresses. * Wearing something new, something old, something borrowed and something blue. * Wedding rings. * Wedding ring on 'anular' finger. * Wedding march. * The act of 'offering' the bride. * The godfather. * Bride on the left side of the groom at the altar. * Rice thrown at the bride and groom. * The wedding cake. * The ribbon, hosiery and bouquet. * The honeymoon. * Carrying the bride on groom's arms at their place of stay. continues... | ||
| Roberto Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 190 Registered: 12-2004 |
The rice. The shower of rice that newly weds receive after the completion of the religious or civil ceremony has oriental roots. Other ancient cultures copied/inherited such ritual and added a few tweaks. Greeks, for example, would use flour and sweets. In India, it was common to use barley while mediterranean people favored fruits and dry nuts. Great Britain replaced all these for corn around the 18th century. Rice, for ancient cultures -and food in general-, was associated to fertility and abundance and throwing it to the weds was a way of wishing them longterm 'supplies' of children and food. The continuation of the specie, so to speak. continues... (Message edited by admin on October 29, 2005) | ||
| Roberto Board Administrator Username: Admin Post Number: 203 Registered: 12-2004 |
This was posted privately but is relevant to this discussion, so... "...The number of ribbons are placed in the cake according to the female guests invited. One of those ribbons has a ring and whoever gets it means that she will be the next to wed, this is the true tradition..." by Marilyn Balaguer (offers groom/bridal services in Buenos Aires) |
