Wedding Traditions

Here are a number of kooky wedding traditions that have stuck around over the years. For those who are connected to Greek culture, brides, tuck a sugar cube into your glove, the sugar will sweeten your marriage!

Brides from the Middle East love to paint henna on their hands and feet to protect themselves from the evil eye.

In a strange European twist, Peas are thrown at Czech newlyweds instead of rice

Apparently in old England , Wednesday is the “best day” to marry, though Monday is for wealth and Tuesday is supposed to be for health.

A more familiar tradition is the groom carrying the bride across the threshold to bravely protect her from evil spirits lurking below..

Its the Hindus who believe that Rain on your wedding day is actually considered good luck and its made it into many a western song since they invented it.

For good luck, Egyptian women will torment and pinch the bride on her wedding day, a more painful of the wedding traditions!

Swedish bride puts a silver coin from her father and a gold coin from her mother in each shoe to make sure she is prosperous.

In Finland the bride is put to work and goes door to door, collecting gifts in a pillowcase, oddly accompanied by an older married man who represented long marriage.

Whatever your tradition the Big Thanks Sydney Wedding Band wants to accompany you on your special day. The ultimate tradition on a wedding is to party hard all night with a fantastic wedding band. Our wedding singer leads you into the fray and sings all the classic hits from the ages. Crash Symphony Productions can capture the entire musical experience in a state of the art music video which is edited at the studio and post-produced for your viewing pleasure for years to come.

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