My fiance and I will be getting married next year and would like to have elements of our heritage in the wedding. I am Scottish and Irish, and he is German and Austrian. What can be done to make an enjoyable and memorable day for us and our guests?
2007-07-26 16:01:19 · 6 answers · asked by txnchiligirl 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
How cool!
When my Scottish friend got married, he and his Dad both wore kilts in their clan tartan (his Dad wore the "formal" tartan, and my friend wore the "hunting" tartan -- both were ordered from Scotland and were lovely). His Dad played "Amazing Grace" on the bagpipes before the processional. It was really moving.
I love ethnic dancing at a reception -- can you get Irish step dancers?
Congratulations, and good luck!
2007-07-26 16:07:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I had a bagpiper and wore an arisaide (sash in my family tartan) and taught a couple simple Scottish country dances at the reception. My beloved's background is Japanese, and his mother brought a platter of her homemade sushi for the buffet.
It's hard to go wrong with a piper and perhaps using some of your family tartan - perhaps as ribbons or as trim on the bridesmaid's dresses, or even arisaides. Serving haggis at the reception might be a bit more controversial, though certainly colorful. On the other hand, a bit of heather in the bouquets would be very pretty, and the white is considered good luck.
For the Irish, you might consider a bit of harp music or asking some Irish dancers to come entertain the masses, or use green (or orange if your family is more Northern) as a color scheme.
For German and Austrian, well, the food is hard to beat! You could even choose German chocolate or Black Forest as your cake flavor. Polkas and waltzes are popular with a lot of people, too.
If you both think about what you love in your heritages, I'm sure you'll come up with some lovely and entertaining customs to celebrate along with your love.
2007-07-26 23:25:00 · answer #2 · answered by gileswench 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, I´m Scottish and Irish, and my husband is German too! Great combination for a marriage!
We didn´t use a lot of customs in our wedding-my Dad didn´t wear a kilt, even though I asked him to, and I wish my husband would have worn a special wedding suit, but wore a tux instead. However, we did incorporate Deutsch into the ceremony...my uncle read I Corinthians 1-33 in English, and the best man, who is German as well, read it in Deutsch. It added a special flare to our wedding.
Here is a list of different things you can do-some are very, very cool...
http://www.theknot.com/keywords/sc_161_527.shtml?HPpos=2a&HPdate=20070725
2007-07-27 07:29:08 · answer #3 · answered by Learning is fun! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your colors could be green, gold and red (all representative of royalty in those regions) you could research customs that are traditional as well as ask your mothers what was important to them. The bride could carry Edelweiss a beautiful fragrant Austrian flower. Look for symbols and tokens that cross cultures don't forget to explain their significance in the program so that everyone knows how important the shared heritage is to you both and how happy you are to unite such beautiful cultures.
2007-07-26 23:14:07 · answer #4 · answered by Walking on Sunshine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friends of mine just got married and had a bagpiper outside the church it was really a nice touch.
I looked up some German wedding traditions, this one is my favorite:
White Ribbon - the bride carries lengths of white ribbon with her bouquet, and after the church ceremony is over and the guests are leaving the church, she hands each driver a ribbon that they tie to the radio antenna.
2007-07-26 23:17:06 · answer #5 · answered by Reba 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bag pipes as you walk out of church.
Ring bearer and flower girl in german outfits.
Plaid vests for the groomsmen
Flowers that are known for being from those countries
Dinner with a dish from each country would be great too
2007-07-26 23:11:20 · answer #6 · answered by Yahoo Lu 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋