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Wedding traditions

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  • 21-11-2023 1:10pm
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    SmallgirlBigcity
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    I'm getting married next year. It'll be a ceremony and the afters in a hotel, with a guest list of about 150 people. We're not having bridesmaids or groomsmen but my partner's brother and sister will be our witnesses for the ceremony. I vaguely remember hearing about wedding traditions like giving flowers to the mother of the bridge. Are there any traditions or gifts that I need to do? I'm keeping the wedding quite simple. I'd rather not go over the top with gifts and traditions but I don't want to offend or upset anyone either. Are there any essential traditions/ gifts that most people would expect? Thanks in advance!



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    JoannieG
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    "Are there any traditions or gifts that I need to do?" It's your wedding so do what you and your partner want to do.



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    Dial Hard
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    I hold very little truck with wedding "traditions", most of them are outdated nonsense. I have a friend who's currently wracking her brain trying to pick five bridesmaids because her fiancé has five groomsmen and is ADAMANT that the bridal parties have to match.

    If any of the traditions are particularly meaningful to you, then by all means observe them, but tradition for tradition's sake (especially the ones that have connotations of ownership 🙄) can get in the sea as far as I'm concerned.



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    Mellor
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121461530#Comment_121461530

    The Bride is adamant they have to match, or the groom is and has decided on 5.

    If the former, then that's really on the bride. But a bit silly from the groom tp be insisting on symmetry when he's the one going larger.

    I just asked my grooms men, I had 3. Misses had an easy 2, but struggled to decided between two for the last spot. Told her to just have 4, problem solved. People get very stressed on over expectation



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    Dial Hard
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121622184#Comment_121622184

    The groom is insisting on symmetry. She'd happily just go to the registry office or elope.



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    Mellor
    Registered Users Posts: 39,024 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121623703#Comment_121623703

    groom-zillia!

    If he care that much about symmetry, he didn’t need to have had 5.

    (obviously tongue in cheek, assume having 5 was his priority, AND then symmetry)



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