German Weddings
Published on Nov 20, 2015
German Weddings
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German Weddings
Maezel Co, Chino Galvez, Tiffy Uy
eheringe (wedding rings)
Engagement: left hand ||Wedding: right hand
Eheringe(Wedding rings)
Bräutkleid
Bride's attire
Bräutkleid
(Bride's attire)
short trains or none at all
Veils are fingertip length and aren’t worn over the face
(Bride's attire)
short trains or none at all
Veils are fingertip length and aren’t worn over the face
Bräutkleid
short trains or none at all
Bräutkleid
(Bride's attire)
short trains or none at all
Veils are fingertip length and aren’t worn over the face
(Bride's attire)
short trains or none at all
Veils are fingertip length and aren’t worn over the face
Bräutkleid
Veils are fingertip length and aren't worn over the face
Bräutkleid
(Bride's attire)
short trains or none at all
Veils are fingertip length and aren’t worn over the face
(Bride's attire)
short trains or none at all
Veils are fingertip length and aren’t worn over the face
Flower crowns
are worn in lieu of veils
Flower crowns are worn in lieu of veils
Other accessories: tiara, drawstring purse, gloves
Other accessories: tiara, drawstring purse, gloves
Bräutigams Kleidung
Groom's attire|| Usually wears a black suit
Bräutigams Kleidung
BRIDE CARRIES SALT AND BREAD for good harvest
Die Kirche-Hochzeit(The Church Wedding)
The bride and groom will enter the church and walk down the aisle together.
It is not customary for there to be bridesmaids, groomsmen or flower girls.
The bride and groom will enter the church and walk down the aisle together.
It is not customary for there to be bridesmaids, groomsmen or flower girls.
GROOM CARRIES GRAIN for wealth and good fortune
Die Kirche-Hochzeit(The Church Wedding)
The bride and groom will enter the church and walk down the aisle together.
It is not customary for there to be bridesmaids, groomsmen or flower girls.
The bride and groom will enter the church and walk down the aisle together.
It is not customary for there to be bridesmaids, groomsmen or flower girls.
Die Standesamtliche Trauung(The Wedding)
Standesamt (Registry Office)in the Rathaus (town hall)
Die Standesamtliche Trauung(The Wedding)
Standesamt (Registry Office)in the Rathaus (town hall)
A witness is needed for the bride and also for the groom.
Standesamt (Registry Office)in the Rathaus (town hall)
A witness is needed for the bride and also for the groom.
Die Standesamtliche Trauung(The Wedding)
A witness is needed for the bride and also for the groom.
Die Standesamtliche Trauung(The Wedding)
Standesamt (Registry Office)in the Rathaus (town hall)
Standesamt (Registry Office)in the Rathaus (town hall)
Die Kirche-Hochzeit
the church wedding
Die Kirche-Hochzeit(The Church Wedding)
The bride and groom will enter the church and walk down the aisle together.
It is not customary for there to be bridesmaids, groomsmen or flower girls.
The bride and groom will enter the church and walk down the aisle together.
It is not customary for there to be bridesmaids, groomsmen or flower girls.
The bride and groom will enter the church and walk down the aisle together.
Die Kirche-Hochzeit(The Church Wedding)
The bride and groom will enter the church and walk down the aisle together.
It is not customary for there to be bridesmaids, groomsmen or flower girls.
The bride and groom will enter the church and walk down the aisle together.
It is not customary for there to be bridesmaids, groomsmen or flower girls.
it is not customary to have bridesmaids, groomsmen or flower girls
Die Kirche-Hochzeit(The Church Wedding)
The bride and groom will enter the church and walk down the aisle together.
It is not customary for there to be bridesmaids, groomsmen or flower girls.
The bride and groom will enter the church and walk down the aisle together.
It is not customary for there to be bridesmaids, groomsmen or flower girls.
bride’s belongings are transported to her new home before the wedding
Die Kirche-Hochzeit(The Church Wedding)
The bride and groom will enter the church and walk down the aisle together.
It is not customary for there to be bridesmaids, groomsmen or flower girls.
bride’s belongings are transported to her new home before the wedding
The bride and groom will enter the church and walk down the aisle together.
It is not customary for there to be bridesmaids, groomsmen or flower girls.
bride’s belongings are transported to her new home before the wedding
Hochzeitslader
Bavarian Tradition
This Bavarian tradition has an official inviter clad in fancy clothes decorated with ribbons and flowers going door to door extending a personal rhyming invitation to the invited guests. Guests accept by pinning one of the ribbons to the Hochzeitslader hat and by offering a drink or two at each stop. Should the invited guests be numerous and the Hochzeitslader be of the nature to accept the offered drinks he may need a day or two to complete his duties!
Hochzeitslader
personal rhyming invitation
This Bavarian tradition has an official inviter clad in fancy clothes decorated with ribbons and flowers going door to door extending a personal rhyming invitation to the invited guests. Guests accept by pinning one of the ribbons to the Hochzeitslader hat and by offering a drink or two at each stop. Should the invited guests be numerous and the Hochzeitslader be of the nature to accept the offered drinks he may need a day or two to complete his duties!
Junggesellenabschied
Bachelor Party
Some weeks before the wedding the groom and his male friends go to a Kneipe (pub) to drink and have fun for his last time as a single man.
JUNGGESELLENABSCHIED
Going to the Kneipe (pub)
Some weeks before the wedding the groom and his male friends go to a Kneipe (pub) to drink and have fun for his last time as a single man.
Photo by Wolfgang Staudt
JUNGGESELLENABSCHIED
Drink and have fun for the last time as a single man.
Some weeks before the wedding the groom and his male friends go to a Kneipe (pub) to drink and have fun for his last time as a single man.
Photo by djwtwo
Polterabend
Happens on the evening before the wedding
At a party on the evening before the wedding plates and dishes are smashed to scare off evil spirits. Only china can be used. Anything else would bring bad luck. The bride and groom have to clean up everything. This is to indicate that they can work together.
POLTERABEND
Dishes are smashed to scare off evil spirits
At a party on the evening before the wedding plates and dishes are smashed to scare off evil spirits. Only china can be used. Anything else would bring bad luck. The bride and groom have to clean up everything. This is to indicate that they can work together.
POLTERABEND
You can only use china. Anything else = bad luck
At a party on the evening before the wedding plates and dishes are smashed to scare off evil spirits. Only china can be used. Anything else would bring bad luck. The bride and groom have to clean up everything. This is to indicate that they can work together.
POLTERABEND
Bride and groom must clean up everything
At a party on the evening before the wedding plates and dishes are smashed to scare off evil spirits. Only china can be used. Anything else would bring bad luck. The bride and groom have to clean up everything. This is to indicate that they can work together.
POLTERABEND
Shows they can work together
At a party on the evening before the wedding plates and dishes are smashed to scare off evil spirits. Only china can be used. Anything else would bring bad luck. The bride and groom have to clean up everything. This is to indicate that they can work together.
Hochzeit-Schuhe
Wedding Shoes
Another tradition is for the bride to collect pennies for years to pay for her wedding shoes in which to insure that the marriage "gets off" on the right foot. The bride's mother would place some dill and salt in her daughter's right shoe.
HOCHZEIT-SCHUHE
Collect pennies between getting engaged and married
Another tradition is for the bride to collect pennies for years to pay for her wedding shoes in which to insure that the marriage "gets off" on the right foot. The bride's mother would place some dill and salt in her daughter's right shoe.
HOCHZEIT-SCHUHE
mother tucks dill and sparkles salt on the right shoe
Another tradition is for the bride to collect pennies for years to pay for her wedding shoes in which to insure that the marriage "gets off" on the right foot. The bride's mother would place some dill and salt in her daughter's right shoe.
Baumstamm Sägen
Log Sawing
Another old Bavarian tradition occurs right after the church ceremony. When the couple exits the Church there is a log on a sawhorse and the couple has to cut the log in half! This is to symbolize the first tough tasks of their future they can accomplish together.
BAUMSTAMM SÄGEN
Old Bavarian tradition occurs right after the church ceremony
Another old Bavarian tradition occurs right after the church ceremony. When the couple exits the Church there is a log on a sawhorse and the couple has to cut the log in half! This is to symbolize the first tough tasks of their future they can accomplish together.
BAUMSTAMM SÄGEN
Once couple exits the church, they have to cut the log in half
Another old Bavarian tradition occurs right after the church ceremony. When the couple exits the Church there is a log on a sawhorse and the couple has to cut the log in half! This is to symbolize the first tough tasks of their future they can accomplish together.
BAUMSTAMM SÄGEN
Symbolizes 1st tough tasks they can accomplish together
Another old Bavarian tradition occurs right after the church ceremony. When the couple exits the Church there is a log on a sawhorse and the couple has to cut the log in half! This is to symbolize the first tough tasks of their future they can accomplish together.
Fichtenzweige(FIR BOUGHS)
Fir boughs are laid along the path to pave their first newlywed steps
As the couple walks to the wedding car, fir boughs are laid along the path to pave their first newlywed steps with fresh greenery to symbolize hope, luck and fertility.
FICHTENZWEIGE
symbolize hope, luck and fertility
As the couple walks to the wedding car, fir boughs are laid along the path to pave their first newlywed steps with fresh greenery to symbolize hope, luck and fertility.
Reis Werfen (Rice throwing)
The amount of rice that stays on the bride's hair= number of children
In this tradition it is said that the amount of rice that stays in the bride's hair is the number of children the couple will have.
Hochzeitssuppe (Wedding soup)
Made of beef, dumplings and vegetables
The Hochzeitssuppe is made from beef, dumplings and vegetables and the guests eat if from a large bowl.
Hochzeitssuppe (Wedding soup)
eaten from a large bowl
Eine weisse band (a white ribbon)
the bride
gives a white ribbon to each driver in the wedding to tie to the radio antenna of the car
As the guests leave the church the bride gives a white ribbon to each driver of a car in the procession to tie to the radio antenna of the car. This procession then drives through the town honking their horns. Other drivers on the route honk their horns in return to wish the newlyweds good luck in their marriage. Eine Weisse Band (A white ribbon)
Eine weisse band (a white ribbon)
drives through the town honking their horns
As the guests leave the church the bride gives a white ribbon to each driver of a car in the procession to tie to the radio antenna of the car. This procession then drives through the town honking their horns. Other drivers on the route honk their horns in return to wish the newlyweds good luck in their marriage. Eine Weisse Band (A white ribbon)
Eine weisse band
to wish the newlyweds good luck in their marriage
As the guests leave the church the bride gives a white ribbon to each driver of a car in the procession to tie to the radio antenna of the car. This procession then drives through the town honking their horns. Other drivers on the route honk their horns in return to wish the newlyweds good luck in their marriage. Eine Weisse Band (A white ribbon)
HOChzeitstanz (wedding dance)
1st dance is danced by the bride and groom (waltz)
The first dance is danced by the bride and groom and is traditionally a waltz. The next dance is only for the bride with her father and groom with his mother, while the bride's mother dances with the groom's father.
hochzeitstanz
the bride will dance with her father
The first dance is danced by the bride and groom and is traditionally a waltz. The next dance is only for the bride with her father and groom with his mother, while the bride's mother dances with the groom's father.
hochzeitstanz
while the groom will dance with his mother
The first dance is danced by the bride and groom and is traditionally a waltz. The next dance is only for the bride with her father and groom with his mother, while the bride's mother dances with the groom's father.
hochzeitstanz
while the bride's mother dances with the groom's father
The first dance is danced by the bride and groom and is traditionally a waltz. The next dance is only for the bride with her father and groom with his mother, while the bride's mother dances with the groom's father.
brautbecher (bridal cup)
a customary toast at the reception in southern Germany
Brautbecher (Bridal cup)
A customary toast at the reception in the southern part of Germany is done with a special brautbecher (bridal cup). The pewter or crystal cup is in a form of a maiden holding above her head a small cup. Both ends of the cup (the bride's skirt and the top cup) are filled with champagne or wine and the bride and groom drink their first toast from this cup together at the same time signifying their union as one. This age old tradition stems from centuries ago in the small town of Nuernberg. You can read how this interesting German tradition began here.
**A fun toast with this cup is called "Who Rule
A customary toast at the reception in the southern part of Germany is done with a special brautbecher (bridal cup). The pewter or crystal cup is in a form of a maiden holding above her head a small cup. Both ends of the cup (the bride's skirt and the top cup) are filled with champagne or wine and the bride and groom drink their first toast from this cup together at the same time signifying their union as one. This age old tradition stems from centuries ago in the small town of Nuernberg. You can read how this interesting German tradition began here.
**A fun toast with this cup is called "Who Rule
brautbecher (bridal cup)
the crystal cup is held above the head of the maiden
Brautbecher (Bridal cup)
A customary toast at the reception in the southern part of Germany is done with a special brautbecher (bridal cup). The pewter or crystal cup is in a form of a maiden holding above her head a small cup. Both ends of the cup (the bride's skirt and the top cup) are filled with champagne or wine and the bride and groom drink their first toast from this cup together at the same time signifying their union as one. This age old tradition stems from centuries ago in the small town of Nuernberg. You can read how this interesting German tradition began here.
• The pewter or crystal cup is in a form of a maiden holding above her head a small cup.
• bride and groom drink their first toast from this cup together
signifying their union as one
A customary toast at the reception in the southern part of Germany is done with a special brautbecher (bridal cup). The pewter or crystal cup is in a form of a maiden holding above her head a small cup. Both ends of the cup (the bride's skirt and the top cup) are filled with champagne or wine and the bride and groom drink their first toast from this cup together at the same time signifying their union as one. This age old tradition stems from centuries ago in the small town of Nuernberg. You can read how this interesting German tradition began here.
• The pewter or crystal cup is in a form of a maiden holding above her head a small cup.
• bride and groom drink their first toast from this cup together
signifying their union as one
signifying their union as one
bride and groom drink their first toast from this cup together
Brautbecher (Bridal cup)
A customary toast at the reception in the southern part of Germany is done with a special brautbecher (bridal cup). The pewter or crystal cup is in a form of a maiden holding above her head a small cup. Both ends of the cup (the bride's skirt and the top cup) are filled with champagne or wine and the bride and groom drink their first toast from this cup together at the same time signifying their union as one. This age old tradition stems from centuries ago in the small town of Nuernberg. You can read how this interesting German tradition began here.
• The pewter or crystal cup is in a form of a maiden holding above her head a small cup.
• bride and groom drink their first toast from this cup together
signifying their union as one
A customary toast at the reception in the southern part of Germany is done with a special brautbecher (bridal cup). The pewter or crystal cup is in a form of a maiden holding above her head a small cup. Both ends of the cup (the bride's skirt and the top cup) are filled with champagne or wine and the bride and groom drink their first toast from this cup together at the same time signifying their union as one. This age old tradition stems from centuries ago in the small town of Nuernberg. You can read how this interesting German tradition began here.
• The pewter or crystal cup is in a form of a maiden holding above her head a small cup.
• bride and groom drink their first toast from this cup together
signifying their union as one
the legend of the
Nuernberg Bridal Cup
