Irish Wedding Traditions

There are so many interesting things associated with various cultures when it comes to wedding and so with the Irish Wedding Traditions too. In Irish Wedding Traditions the bride never wear green color as it is considered unlucky and Saturday is also considered as unlucky to get married. In Irish Wedding Traditions the bride wears blue wedding dress, which symbolized purity in ancient times. The wedding dress of the bride is embellished with Irish lace. The bride of Ireland braids her hair for the wedding day, which symbolized feminine power and luck in ancient times. The brides of the olden times wore a wreath of wildflowers in their hair and also carry them in their bouquet. The modern Irish brides don’t care much about the offending the fairies and so carry Green Bells of Ireland flowers in their bouquet. The Irish bride of the ancient time used to carry a real horseshoe and the brides of today carry a horseshoe made of fabric or porcelain for good luck. The Irish groom wears a kilt, a kilt jacket or tartans.

The wedding ring of an Irish bride is called the Claddagh Ring, it is a heart held by two hands with the heart topped by a crown. The Claddagh Rings are considered as the symbol of friendship, love and loyalty. After the exchange of the rings the symbolic binding of the couple in marriage takes place using the bride ad grooms left hand facing each other. Later they turn outwards to the congregation to be presented as husband and wife, still holding hands and bound each to the other. In Irish wedding tradition the man should always be the first to wish joy to the bride and not the woman. A traditional drink called Mead is served to the couple at the reception, and for a full month (which means, a full cycle of the moon), following the wedding, from here the term ‘honeymoon’ originated. The Mead is aphrodisiac and is served to promote fertility.

If you are planning an Irish theme for your wedding you can easily find the Irish wedding music and Irish wedding songs online. Also check out the Irish Wedding favors that include foil wrapped chocolate leaf, classic floral almond favor and bridal precious coin and mint favor box kit. You can also get so many ideas for Irish wedding favors from online sources. The Irish Wedding Blessings in various designs are also quite commonly available at affordable price. The Irish Wedding Favor that you select should reflect the friendship, love and loyalty. In Irish Wedding tradition they place a small serving of the wedding cake in small box (with the names of couple and the date) so that the guests take a moment away from them. The Irish Wedding Guest Books are also available in adorable designs. The traditional Irish Wedding Toast is Slainte, this is Gaelic for “to your health!”