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I am helping someone plan a wedding. We're Greek but living in the United States. Most of her family is from Greece. We are trying to figure out which traditions to honor!

Some thoughts:

- Obviously getting married in the Greek church.
- Have a fun party after that will probably last all night. We'll need an after party, I think.
- To Krevati - the family is pushing for this one to happen, as it is a huge tradition in their family.
- Writing the names of single bridesmaids on her shoes. The bridesmaids write it, right?
- Learning the traditional wedding dance - not everyone knows it.

What else should we do?
 
Are you going to have bobonieres?

Also, have the family go to her house before the wedding and dance/eat while the bride gets dressed.

If you want to make it more like Greece, have the groom wait outside of the church and have the guests wait outside as well. As the bride approaches the groom you play some type of traditional wedding music (it'll depend on where she is from). When the bride gets to the groom, she is handed off to him then the two walk to the alter with the guests following behind them.

When the bride puts on her shoes, her friends/family says "her shoes are too big" and the father of the bride has to put money in the brides shoes to make them fit.. the amount of times they say the shoes are big and how much money is put into the bride's shoes is dependent on the family/friends.
 
ellinasgolfer0320 said:
Are you going to have bobonieres?

Also, have the family go to her house before the wedding and dance/eat while the bride gets dressed.

If you want to make it more like Greece, have the groom wait outside of the church and have the guests wait outside as well. As the bride approaches the groom you play some type of traditional wedding music (it'll depend on where she is from). When the bride gets to the groom, she is handed off to him then the two walk to the alter with the guests following behind them.

When the bride puts on her shoes, her friends/family says "her shoes are too big" and the father of the bride has to put money in the brides shoes to make them fit.. the amount of times they say the shoes are big and how much money is put into the bride's shoes is dependent on the family/friends.
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This is so cool! This tradition was lost in my family when they moved to the United States.
 
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