Also, what is its meaning?
At the reception when everyone starts to tap their glass with their silverware the bride and groom have to kiss.
2007-11-21 07:15:00 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Wow, I'm surprised at how many people have never seen it. They have done that at nearly every wedding I've been to.
2007-11-21 07:24:13 · update #1
People do not do that anymore as is bad manners to make noises with your eating utensils, I guess is must be a regional thing. Secondly, some people do that as a way to gather people's attention to make a speech and some folks may get confused.
That tradition was replaced with wedding bellls placed on the tables, but people do not do that anymore either. Again, it must be a regional thing. In the mid-west I have seen them, north east, never.
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After the reception there are many opportunities for the bride and groom to kiss and wedding guests are always creative in making them do so. The most traditional way guests entice the new couple to kiss is by clinking their glasses. An ancient Christian tradition explains that the clinking sound scares the devil away and the couple kisses in his absence. Another tradition is to ring bells placed at the tables by the wedding party. A ring of the bell signals the bride and groom to kiss. Today most people uphold these traditions as a fun excuse to get the couple to smooch.
Good luck
2007-11-21 07:18:49 · answer #1 · answered by Blunt 7 · 4⤊ 4⤋
Some people still follow this tradition. I'm not sure of the origin of the tradition, now it's done just as a cute thing to do. It's completely up to the bride and groom whether or not they want to follow this tradition.
My friend and her husband put a unique twist on this tradition. They had a microphone handy and after the glasses were tapped and they kissed they would select couples (their parents, grandparents, aunt and uncles, close friends) that had to kiss exactly the same way they did. A lot of people thought it was a great idea.
2007-11-21 07:30:01 · answer #2 · answered by miss_nikki 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's pretty universally done where I'm from (Chicago), though the past few weddings I've been at have had an alternative. At one, bells were rung, at another the person wanting the bride and groom to kiss had to stand up and sing part of a love song. We're having our wedding at the zoo, and thought it might be fun to have the guests imitate a zoo animal to get us to kiss!
2007-11-21 08:15:53 · answer #3 · answered by Trivial One 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Yes! Reading through all the answers I agree with you that I am surprised at the number of people that have never heard of this. It is done all the time here (in Michigan), but does get old. They did it so much at my daughter's wedding that it got annoying.
Eventually, it settles down. It's usually just during the dinner portion...but people here have come up with clever ways of pointing it back to the crowd. I have seen these two things done:
1. Whomever starts "clinking" their glass....must ALSO get up and kiss his/her spouse!
2. I was at a wedding once, when it started, and unknown to everyone...the bride had saved all the RSVP's....so when people started "clinking" their glass, she pulled out a name and THOSE people had to kiss.
It's all kinda fun if it doesn't go overboard!
2007-11-21 12:02:15 · answer #4 · answered by iloveweddings 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The last 20 weddings I have been to! Some try to get away from it by having guests sing a song, or give advice, or something, though... but it doesn't stop people from clinking.
At our wedding reception, we kissed for the first several times of clinking, then we had it preplanned that others would do so - so I went and kissed my husband's dad, then my husband went to kiss my mom (we each only had one parent there). Then the bridesmaids and groomsmen got up in pairs to kiss. One was really funny, it ended up that my good friend and younger brother were partners in the wedding party - and when they got up to kiss, I guess she whispered "ew, dog breath" to him, and they just cracked up... looks really funny on the video!
2007-11-22 01:28:17 · answer #5 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've see it done. We're having a Christmas wedding so we're handing out jingle bells with a little note that says 'ring for some kisses from the new mr. and mrs.'
2007-11-21 09:46:51 · answer #6 · answered by Cindy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in Montana and have never seen or heard of this until I saw it on this site. Here, people would think you wanted to make a toast... I saw "kissing bells" online also, and have never heard of these being used, but they look to be a similar tradition.
Just out of curiosity, I wonder what they do if you have plastic glasses?
2007-11-21 13:15:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We did but we only had people do it twice during the whole dinner. I was at one wedding were someone did it ever freaken 3 min... it's was crazy and the bride and groom had to just ignore it.
Funny people haven't heard of it- I am in PA/NJ
2007-11-21 08:51:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, most people still tap their glasses for the bride and groom to kiss. They did it at our wedding. I think it's stupid, but I went along with it anyway. Some people love the tradition so they provide bells for their guests, to use instead of tapping the glass.
2007-11-21 07:46:07 · answer #9 · answered by Peace 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OMG, of course. I can't believe people haven't heard of this. The bride started it at one wedding so she could "have an excuse" to kiss her husband - with an audience! My friends waited until I was across the room away from my husband so we had to find each other and kiss. It was really funny when he was across the room talking to someone and as he came back to kiss me (they wouldn't stop clinking unless he did) I hiked up my dress and ran away - he chased me. Everyone thought it was hilarious.
2007-11-22 00:51:53 · answer #10 · answered by JM 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋