We at Reynold weddings live every moment of the wedding. We treat every wedding that we handle as one of our own family events so that we make sure to deliver the best to our clients. Today, we walk you through a few wedding traditions across the world that have been incorporated somewhere over the years while we managed weddings for our clients. A wedding day is the most memorable day of our lives. Whatever we do at weddings is usually due to traditions that have come down on us for several years. The traditions started by our ancestors is still carried on today.

In the South American country of Peru, there goes a tradition of weddings which is entirely left to the appeasement of nature. All wedding here must take place outdoors where the couple comes in direct contact with all the forces of nature. There is burning of herbs and special oils are poured down the backs of the couple. The wedding ceremony is designed to celebrate the senses of sight, hearing and touching.

An interesting tradition in Germany is one where the bride does not always make it to the ceremony easily. She is kidnapped by her close friends with the aim of having the groom search for her. The groom runs all over town in her pursuit by talking to several people to gather clues. Once he finds her the ceremony for marriage begins.

A funny tradition in Greece is one where the best man is the barber for the groom. He shaves the groom and even does his hair. Probably all hope that the best man knows what he is doing.

In Sweden, there is a tradition of live long and prosper. Here the bride puts one coin in each of her shoes. A silver coin is given to her by her father and gold coin by her mother. She puts the silver coin in her left shoe and the gold in the right all through the wedding day.

In Fiji, a whale’s tooth is given as a gift. The idea behind this is that it is very rare to find a whale’s tooth similar to how tough it is to find the love of your life. The groom’s family gives the gift to the bride’s family.In our very own country, India, it is a very old tradition to hide the groom’s shoes. It is locally called as JootaChupai. The groom then needs to go all around the place to find his shoe. If he cannot find it he has to pay the bride’s side to find it. This tradition initiates a good relationship between the two sides of the family.

A strange tradition is Jamaica is one where the bride is made to appear before the villagers. The villagers then begin telling her everything negative about the way she looks. She is then given a chance to dress up and get ready again.

The Czech Republic has a unique tradition where a baby is placed on the bed of the couple. This is said to increase the fertility of the couple and help them to bear a child in their marriage.

In the Philippines after tying the knot, the couple releases white doves, one male and one female. The birds represent the harmonious life of the couple that is yet to come.

A Cuban tradition is one where every man who wishes to dance with the bride on her wedding day must pin money on the dress of the bride. The money is supposed to be a help to take care of the wedding expenses.

These wedding traditions are still practised all around the world. It is usually the parents of the couples that insist that these traditions be kept in memorial of the generations that have passed it down to them.

Are you planning a wedding in Goa? A wedding ceremony that entails all the Goan traditions? Contact the best wedding planners in Goa – Reynold Weddings – for making this day a grand and memorable celebration.