Marrying an Australian - Wedding Traditions and Video - How to make the most of it!
Marrying an Australian doesn’t have to mean that you will have to change all your beliefs about wedding ceremonies and the wedding day itself. On the contrary the wedding traditions in Australia are the same as others known around the world. My interest in them made me love the wedding tradition, have some of them on my wedding and tape them on a wedding video Sydney so that I can later share them with the loved ones.
The four something’s...
The wedding saying something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue and a silver sixpence in her shoe has symbolic meaning saying for the bride on the wedding day and has first being used in the Victorian era. It is the symbol of continuity between the family of the bride and the past, so the bride may wear a family heritage piece that has been carried down from generation to generation or simply an old item she holds closely to her heart. Something new symbolises: the entering of bride in the phase in her life, and this represents her new future life. The something new usually is the brides wedding dress. The piece that will symbolise the "something new" typically is the new wedding dress. Something borrowed symbolizes borrowed happiness and is usually the veil or a handkerchief. Something blue stands for purity, love, and fidelity; and a sixpence in your shoe is a wish for a good fortune and prosperity. The Silver Sixpence is no longer commonly used, this part of the traditional rhyme would see a bride place a silver sixpence in her shoe in the hope it’d bring wealth and prosperity to the newlyweds, as well as some extra luck.
The Rise and the gifts
Following the wedding it was traditional for guests to throw rice at the bride and groom as they depart the venue. The rice was thought to bring luck and fertility and represented a full pantry, so throwing handful of rise at the couple it is believed that it brings prosperity into their future lives. Nowadays the rice is replaced with colour confetti, flower petals or foam-bubbles nowadays for a good looking wedding video Sydney effects or a better photo.
The wedding video Sydney gifts in the past were brought usually in the form of fruit, so they can encourage fertility. Nowadays guests bring gifts as a demonstration of appreciation for being invited as guests and also to help the couple settle up faster in their new home and life.
Carrying Over the Threshold
It is a tradition where after the ceremony the groom carries the bride over the threshold. This symbolises the challenge to protect her from the any evil spirits that may be present in the new home. It is considered bad luck for the bride to trip entering the new home so being carried by the groom eliminates the risk!
Whether you are marrying and practising old tradition and customs, you should make the wedding at the way you have always dreamt of, enjoy every single moment and make sure you will keep all of those moments on photography and wedding videographer Sydney. Those are the moments worth living for!