Tiempo Para Celebrar
Marry in September's shine your living will be rich and fine.
This is what superstition spells out for weddings held during the month of September. Added to that, it is Hispanic History month. Any traditional Hispanic love story or wedding is filled with tales of superstitions. These can add pizzaz to a wedding or reception. Weekends, especially long ones, are an awesome time for a September wedding. Labor Day weekend with is one of those weekends. Monday weddings are noted for bringing wealth. Tuesday is for health . . .
The late days of summer are a good time to have bridal showers. Taking a field trip to an art gallery can provide enough art history for any group to share. Matching paintings is a shower game that can be played. Postcards of art pieces can be tied with ribbons and given as reception favors. It will provide a nice touch to a work in progress ~ your everlasting love.
A donde casarse . . . one of the first decisions to make is where to have the wedding and reception. There are Spanish missions and churches located throughout the western states. Setting the stage at a hacienda or house can give it a Spanish flair. The bridal shower, wedding and reception can be decorated with pottery and pinatas. Having a wedding or reception at botanical gardens can keep the fading memories of summer alive.
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Traditional colors for a wedding are red and black. In Spain, black is the color for wedding dresses. Black is not a color of choice for many American wedding dresses but could be ideal for the bridal party. It provides flair and symbolizes devotion. A dramatic mantilla veil is unique for American wedding ceremonies. Romantic flair can be added through flamenco ruffles at hems and light blue petticoats beneath dresses.
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Thirteen coins are given by Spanish grooms to the bride. They are a symbol of Christ and the twelve apostles that are carried in a small bag during the wedding ceremony. It is a pledge of support given by the groom. A bride and groom frequently exchange coins as a symbol of shared responsibility.
At the wedding reception, red and black can seen through tablecloths and lace runners. Even guestbooks can add dramatic colors of red and black. Within traditional wedding cakes in Panama, Mexico and The Caribbean nuts and dried fruit are included in the cake batter. And, lots of rum is added for flavor.
Long after the wedding reception is over, it can be remembered through the favors. Several postcards tied together with a ribbon are a reminder of a bridal shower held at an art gallery. Spanish fans can be placed at every table. One large fan for each table or a folding fan for everyone gives guests an active voice.
Sangria is poured by gallons at Hispanic receptions. A secret combination of wine, brandy, sugar, fruit and seltzer which finds a home at any reception around the world. A variety of drinks are served at weddings. Cuban wedding drinks are simply rum and Coke. In Brazil, Caipirinka is made with fresh lime juice and sugar. After a few drinks, the first dance can be a tango!
El lazo . . . a rope symbolizes tying a couple together. There are different ways to traditionally tie a wedding couple together with rope. This is one tradition that can provide hours of fun for any reception activity. Escape is the object of the game. In Venezuala, it is considered good luck for a bride and groom to escape secretly from their wedding reception.
Shannon Bridget Murphy
This is what superstition spells out for weddings held during the month of September. Added to that, it is Hispanic History month. Any traditional Hispanic love story or wedding is filled with tales of superstitions. These can add pizzaz to a wedding or reception. Weekends, especially long ones, are an awesome time for a September wedding. Labor Day weekend with is one of those weekends. Monday weddings are noted for bringing wealth. Tuesday is for health . . .
The late days of summer are a good time to have bridal showers. Taking a field trip to an art gallery can provide enough art history for any group to share. Matching paintings is a shower game that can be played. Postcards of art pieces can be tied with ribbons and given as reception favors. It will provide a nice touch to a work in progress ~ your everlasting love.
A donde casarse . . . one of the first decisions to make is where to have the wedding and reception. There are Spanish missions and churches located throughout the western states. Setting the stage at a hacienda or house can give it a Spanish flair. The bridal shower, wedding and reception can be decorated with pottery and pinatas. Having a wedding or reception at botanical gardens can keep the fading memories of summer alive.
www.trivoliterrace.com/TheHacienda/tabid/59/Default.aspx
Traditional colors for a wedding are red and black. In Spain, black is the color for wedding dresses. Black is not a color of choice for many American wedding dresses but could be ideal for the bridal party. It provides flair and symbolizes devotion. A dramatic mantilla veil is unique for American wedding ceremonies. Romantic flair can be added through flamenco ruffles at hems and light blue petticoats beneath dresses.
www.unique-vintage-style.com/style-purple-tulle-length-petticoat-crinoline-slipone-size-fits-most-p-3406.html
Thirteen coins are given by Spanish grooms to the bride. They are a symbol of Christ and the twelve apostles that are carried in a small bag during the wedding ceremony. It is a pledge of support given by the groom. A bride and groom frequently exchange coins as a symbol of shared responsibility.
At the wedding reception, red and black can seen through tablecloths and lace runners. Even guestbooks can add dramatic colors of red and black. Within traditional wedding cakes in Panama, Mexico and The Caribbean nuts and dried fruit are included in the cake batter. And, lots of rum is added for flavor.
Long after the wedding reception is over, it can be remembered through the favors. Several postcards tied together with a ribbon are a reminder of a bridal shower held at an art gallery. Spanish fans can be placed at every table. One large fan for each table or a folding fan for everyone gives guests an active voice.
Sangria is poured by gallons at Hispanic receptions. A secret combination of wine, brandy, sugar, fruit and seltzer which finds a home at any reception around the world. A variety of drinks are served at weddings. Cuban wedding drinks are simply rum and Coke. In Brazil, Caipirinka is made with fresh lime juice and sugar. After a few drinks, the first dance can be a tango!
El lazo . . . a rope symbolizes tying a couple together. There are different ways to traditionally tie a wedding couple together with rope. This is one tradition that can provide hours of fun for any reception activity. Escape is the object of the game. In Venezuala, it is considered good luck for a bride and groom to escape secretly from their wedding reception.
Shannon Bridget Murphy
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