Comments on: Wedding fever http://www.yahoo7answersblog.com/b4/2008/11/21/wedding-fever/ The latest from the Yahoo!7 Answers Team Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:08:44 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Kimmy http://www.yahoo7answersblog.com/b4/2008/11/21/wedding-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-1492 Kimmy Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:57:24 +0000 http://www.yahoo7answersblog.com/b4/?p=360#comment-1492 When reading this blog i found it quite interesting, My hubby & I are Australian and the many things you listed that Australians dont do, we actually do have in our weddings... it may just be you attended a wedding where it was more formal... Our wedding ceremony started at 2.30pm and finished at 3pm (short & sweet garden ceremony) then we had photos, pre-dinner drinks from 6pm, 3 course dinner, speeches at 8 pm, cut the cake at 8.30pm, the first dance, father/bride dance, removal of the garter (with teeth) throwing of the bouquet then party the night away dancing until around 1am! When reading this blog i found it quite interesting, My hubby & I are Australian and the many things you listed that Australians dont do, we actually do have in our weddings… it may just be you attended a wedding where it was more formal…
Our wedding ceremony started at 2.30pm and finished at 3pm (short & sweet garden ceremony) then we had photos, pre-dinner drinks from 6pm, 3 course dinner, speeches at 8 pm, cut the cake at 8.30pm, the first dance, father/bride dance, removal of the garter (with teeth) throwing of the bouquet then party the night away dancing until around 1am!

]]> By: jigfam http://www.yahoo7answersblog.com/b4/2008/11/21/wedding-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-1490 jigfam Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:52:11 +0000 http://www.yahoo7answersblog.com/b4/?p=360#comment-1490 Throwing the bride's garter has been around at Australian weddings for years. The groom sometimes has to remove it with his teeth. Throwing the bride’s garter has been around at Australian weddings for years. The groom sometimes has to remove it with his teeth.

]]> By: Tim C http://www.yahoo7answersblog.com/b4/2008/11/21/wedding-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-1471 Tim C Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:20:44 +0000 http://www.yahoo7answersblog.com/b4/?p=360#comment-1471 We eat fruit cake (with horrible icing and marzipan) at Australian weddings too. Custard balls in a pyromid shape seem to be a more recent change from fruit cake. Bridal showers have been catching on in Aus for many years here too. I've caught a garter at a wedding. Is it traditional in the UK for the Matron of Honour to ask past girl friends of the groom to return any house keys they may still have and then have every woman walk up to the bridal table and drop a key? In some sectors of Australia it seems traditional for the best man to get drunk, tell innappropriate jokes and makes fools of themselves. A worrying trend here in recent years has been the trend towards the men in a bridal party wearing increasingly outlandish suits. We eat fruit cake (with horrible icing and marzipan) at Australian weddings too. Custard balls in a pyromid shape seem to be a more recent change from fruit cake. Bridal showers have been catching on in Aus for many years here too.

I’ve caught a garter at a wedding. Is it traditional in the UK for the Matron of Honour to ask past girl friends of the groom to return any house keys they may still have and then have every woman walk up to the bridal table and drop a key?

In some sectors of Australia it seems traditional for the best man to get drunk, tell innappropriate jokes and makes fools of themselves.

A worrying trend here in recent years has been the trend towards the men in a bridal party wearing increasingly outlandish suits.

]]> By: Kristina Arnaouti http://www.yahoo7answersblog.com/b4/2008/11/21/wedding-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-1466 Kristina Arnaouti Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:06:58 +0000 http://www.yahoo7answersblog.com/b4/?p=360#comment-1466 Well I married a cypriot so their weddings are alot different. Its starts in the morning the bride and groom have "the dressing" in their homes where the best man and best woman will dress and bless the couple. The close family attend and friends they will have a couple playing the traditional bouzouki while they dance with a tray of the groom`s and brides clothes then they finish the dressing best man shavin the groom and dressing him in shirt and best woman adding gloves jewellery. The bride and groom are in their own seperate houses while this occurs. Then they go for the photograph`s somewhere nice. Then they walk to the church with the couple of guys playing the bouzouki`s. Once in church the ceremony lasts about 45mins to an hour the parents of bride and groom stand up front but to the sides and the best man and best woman are by the brides and grooms sides while the priest reads from the bible. I cant remember exactly what we had 2 say just a few amens then we kiss the bible. Stephana(like halo`s but linked with a ribbon) are placed on the couples head 3 times back and forth they drink 3 sips of holy wine and 3 bites of the holy bread. then all four walk following the priest around. Once they leave the church the reception is held in huge halls and the whole village is invited anything from 2000-8000 people will attend the bride groom and parents and best man and woman stand and shakes hands with all the guests who give small envelopes with money for the couples future. Each guest is given an individually wrapped cake and a buffet is there with a wide selection of good food. Once all the guest have arrived the bride and groom will take there dance and the close family will pin money to the bride and groom. Then more dancing. This is how the average Cypriot wedding is nowadays but years ago the receptions were held in the streets and went on for days! Well I married a cypriot so their weddings are alot different. Its starts in the morning the bride and groom have “the dressing” in their homes where the best man and best woman will dress and bless the couple. The close family attend and friends they will have a couple playing the traditional bouzouki while they dance with a tray of the groom`s and brides clothes then they finish the dressing best man shavin the groom and dressing him in shirt and best woman adding gloves jewellery. The bride and groom are in their own seperate houses while this occurs. Then they go for the photograph`s somewhere nice. Then they walk to the church with the couple of guys playing the bouzouki`s. Once in church the ceremony lasts about 45mins to an hour the parents of bride and groom stand up front but to the sides and the best man and best woman are by the brides and grooms sides while the priest reads from the bible. I cant remember exactly what we had 2 say just a few amens then we kiss the bible. Stephana(like halo`s but linked with a ribbon) are placed on the couples head 3 times back and forth they drink 3 sips of holy wine and 3 bites of the holy bread. then all four walk following the priest around.
Once they leave the church the reception is held in huge halls and the whole village is invited anything from 2000-8000 people will attend the bride groom and parents and best man and woman stand and shakes hands with all the guests who give small envelopes with money for the couples future. Each guest is given an individually wrapped cake and a buffet is there with a wide selection of good food. Once all the guest have arrived the bride and groom will take there dance and the close family will pin money to the bride and groom. Then more dancing. This is how the average Cypriot wedding is nowadays but years ago the receptions were held in the streets and went on for days!

]]> By: Barrie O http://www.yahoo7answersblog.com/b4/2008/11/21/wedding-fever/comment-page-1/#comment-1455 Barrie O Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:54:50 +0000 http://www.yahoo7answersblog.com/b4/?p=360#comment-1455 What an utterly outmoded and barbaric pactice that was, mariages. It only ave one supposedly or so the one mistakenl thought, the right to ruin the other's life. So much more acceptable to-day just to shack up and leave. If a girl want to start breeding, then let her. No need to get a man involved. He has himself to look after. Enjoy your weddings while they last then.by the end of this century nobod will ever be married again except for nuns. What an utterly outmoded and barbaric pactice that was, mariages. It only ave one supposedly or so the one mistakenl thought, the right to ruin the other’s life.
So much more acceptable to-day just to shack up and leave. If a girl want to start breeding, then let her. No need to get a man involved. He has himself to look after. Enjoy your weddings while they last then.by the end of this century nobod will ever be married again except for nuns.

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