Different Wedding Culture

It is quite similar practice in rural areas of my country or even in urban part. Before getting married, they have this traditional celebration of dancing in their hometown, while the couple dance in the center of the floor. People give some bills and pinned it on their clothes. It is done also in the reception after getting married in the church.

What we did during our wedding is the traditional money dance. After we have our meal, we went to the center and starts dancing with the emcee asking the sponsors and friends to help us raise money that will be used to start our life. Some pinned it in our dress while some just gave us envelope. That is the most commmon wedding tradition in our place. Another thing I remember is when you enter the house or the reception hall, they will throw you coins with uncooked rice which symbolizes wealth.

There is no one specific cultural experience attached to weddings here due to the great diversity in cultures. Some people jump over brooms, some people are lifted and carried about in chairs, some people throw bouquets, some people have money trees, and the list goes on for what seems forever. You can mix and match here or make up your own rules. The only concern here is to have your heart's desires sprinkled with endearing memories.

We went to my second elder brothers wedding, but its been many years ago so I don't remember much about it. People brought gifts for the bride and groom. There was a lot of talking and dancing. Very bad and very silly dancing. They also have a special dance between the bride and groom and then there is the mother / son and father/daughter dances. Uncooked rice is dangerous to the birds outside so instead we blew bubbles to send the couple home.

Was that really a cultural thing or were they just being creative? The couple dance is common, where visitors would dance with the bride and groom after they pin bills on their clothes. The part where they roam around with a basket is somehow new to me, too. But, perhaps that is just their variation of the money tree.

In Fiji it is like simple but sweet wedding. Their will be Yaqona (Kava) ceremony and then vows and then dance. Our traditional style. Here in Goa I have been to some christian weddings and there is a live band and the bride and groom start the dance which i guess common in christian weddings, but one thing which I saw first time is they carry the bride and dance in the local songs and it has lots of fun in it.

We can see different culture through wedding of different countries.lol,in my country,most people do not get married in the church but to choose some place they want and be romantic.Also,many friends or colleges come to celebrate,maybe a little different through the process,but overall the heart of the lovers are true.

Okay, this is something that I haven't personally experienced, but this is what happened to my friend's cousin's wedding which was held in the province. It was all traditional from the ceremony and to the reception. When all of a sudden, their aunt stood up and asked for the mic from the emcee and started selling...wait for it...rice cakes! I mean we all know that some vendors peddle these rice cakes and they sell it for as low as 10 pesos each. But in that particular reception, her aunt said it is priced at 200 pesos each! The aunt further explained that the proceeds will go to the newly wed's starting-up fund. My friend's cousin was soooo embarrassed; her officemates and bosses from Manila were there. To make it worse, their aunt started calling out people's names and even said "Hey Mr. _____, the owner of ____ Company, we expect you to do better!" OMG totally humiliating! To try and save her cousin from further embarrassment, my friend went to the couple's parents and asked them if they can stop the "show". She was told that weddings in their province really do this. Oh well... A few days after the wedding, my friend asked her cousin how's everything going on with her and her new husband. And when she asked how much money they made at the rice cakes sale, her cousin said she never saw the money. Good thing our wedding had none of the extended families, LOL!