There are countless Irish wedding traditions and customs, and they all
center around one basic theme, bringing luck to the newly married
couple.
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Here is a list of some popular Irish Wedding Traditions:
☆ April is considered
the luckiest month to marry
☆ The bride should carry a horseshoe for
good luck. The open end should be held up to hold the luck in.
☆ Play Irish music
and consider hiring Irish dancers to really bring the Irish tradition to life
☆ Include an Irish
reading or traditional Irish wedding vows
☆ The bride should
wear a penny in her shoe for good luck
☆ The bride should
carry a special handkerchief that can be sewed in to a christening bonnet for
the first child.
☆ The sound of
ringing bells is believed to keep evil spirits away. You may want to pass out
small bells to each guest and have them ring them at a certain time. It
is also an Irish tradition for the bride and groom to receive a bell as a gift
from a wedding guest.
☆ It is good luck if
the bride hears birds singing when she wakes up on her wedding day.
☆ In order to protect
against bad luck, the couple should begin the reception meal by eating salt and
oatmeal. Both the bride and groom should take 3 bites.
☆ Honey-wine or mead
should be drank at the reception to encourage fertility and virility.
☆ In order to ensure
good luck, Someone should throw an old shoe over the brides head when she is
leaving the ceremony.
☆ A man should always
be first to congratulate the bride. Not a woman
☆ The bride and groom
could exchange the traditional Cliddagh rings or Celtic wedding rings instead
of plain wedding bands.
☆ It is considered
bad luck if a cup or glass is broken on the wedding day.
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