How to meet a newly-married couple?

At the entrance to the restaurant, after registration, usuallynewlyweds are met by the joyful parents of the bride and groom, from whom the couple usually receives a blessing for a long and happy life. Let's take a closer look at some aspects of the traditional meeting of the newlyweds.

Meeting newlyweds

In order to gradually figure out how to meet the newlyweds, we first determine that this will require: an icon, wine, two wine glasses, a towel, a wedding loaf and a salt shaker with salt.

Newly married spouses, having crossed themselves three times, should approach their parents with a bow, as a token of gratitude. One of the groom's parents should hold an icon while meeting, and another loaf.
On the new towel, there should be salt at the same timeand bread as a symbol of fertility and wealth. The pair at the same time breaks off a piece, and dunk it in the salt shaker. Whoever gets a bigger piece, he will become the head of the family. Broken pieces of the same size symbolize, in the future, coherence and harmony in the pair.
For the meeting, parents must acquire newglasses. Champagne or wine, which is served to the newlyweds in these glasses, symbolizes a sweet life. Parents should say the parting words, after which the pair crosses their hands, and then drank the contents to the end. Then through the left shoulder, the glasses are broken against the ground.
After the completion of this rite, everyone follows the newlyweds to the festive table, while throwing candy, coins or grain under their feet, and petals of roses on their heads.

Meeting the groom

If you do not like the fun with the bride's ransom andby shaking money from witnesses? Then let's examine another option, how to meet the groom with taste and beautiful. To do this you will need: candy, fruit, champagne and glasses.

Make a beautiful table setting for the buffet table, for effectiveness, hang up the drapery that fences you off.
When the groom enters, he must give the bride a wedding bouquet and pronounce a tender and sincere confession.
After this, be sure to utter an oath, even symbolic. Now, the bride's speech is delivered, and champagne is drunk with friends and family.

Meeting the bride

Times and customs are changing. How to meet a bride depends on the traditions that you observe. Let's look at some of them.

At the bride's house, usually the groom starts bargaining with the bridesmaids. As a ransom, alcohol, gingerbread, money, sweets, etc. are used.
The groom should show ingenuity, agility and skill in order to steal the bride.
After the bride's redemption, the newlyweds go to the registry office.
At the end of the wedding ceremony, the guests shower the newlyweds with coins, grain, sweets and flower petals. It is believed that this brings happiness and wealth to the newly-born family.
Then everyone goes to the restaurant, for the further celebration of the celebration.

That's the way to meet the bride and groom. Perhaps you want to celebrate your wedding without lavish celebrations, in a close family circle, but still the wedding in all traditions is much better and spectacular, and our recommendations may be useful to you.