Monday, March 11, 2013

Best Armenian Wedding


This video has captured a traditional Armenian wedding.  Throughout the five minutes, the video shows all the important aspects of the wedding.  For example, the guy has his suit jacket being twisted around his head before he wears it, and the girl dances out of her room to meet her guest after she finishes getting dressed.   Both the bride and the groom have a small celebration in their home before the groom comes to pick up the bride.  The groom and his side of the family go to the bride's house before the ceremony in order to take the large gift baskets filled with chocolates and alcoholic beverages.  Both of the families dance together at the bride's house and there are men playing instruments.  For the ceremony,  the bride and groom have the wedding in a church and instead of exchanging vows, they exchange rings and both kiss a cross. As for the reception,  after all the guests are seated, the newlywed couple dance their way in and share their first dance together as a married couple.   The night continues with all the guests joining the couple on the dance floor.  Towards the end of the wedding, the groomsmen carry the bride and groom so that they may dance together in the air.  Just as the bride tosses the bouquet, the groom tosses the bride's garter.  It has always been a tradition to have a huge cake at the Armenian weddings, just like it is shown in the video. 

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