Popular southern wedding traditions?

beharrington

The traditions also vary by state (or even which part of the state) so consider that when doing your search for traditions.

primafaba15

mysticl said:

sarahtrg said:

It is far from my wedding theme; I'm merely trying to incorporate traditions from a culture I love and appreciate. Thank you for your feedback.

But it's not your culture. Are you marrying a southerner? If you are it's your FI's culture and then it would be okay to incorporate some things without getting side eyed. 

There is a saying in the south:  "Just because a cat has kittens in the oven doesn't mean we call them biscuits"  Basically, just living in the south (or being born there) doesn't make you a southerner and you never will be one.  If your FI isn't a southerner then your children (if you have them) will never be southerners either.  

I suppose by asking this question I'm already identifying myself as not a real southerner :-), but as someone who grew up in the south (but no longer lives there) and isn't familiar with this expression, what does make you a true southerner?  Don't mean anything malicious by this question; I'm genuinely curious! 

southernbelle0915

primafaba15 said:

mysticl said:

sarahtrg said:

It is far from my wedding theme; I'm merely trying to incorporate traditions from a culture I love and appreciate. Thank you for your feedback.

But it's not your culture. Are you marrying a southerner? If you are it's your FI's culture and then it would be okay to incorporate some things without getting side eyed. 

There is a saying in the south:  "Just because a cat has kittens in the oven doesn't mean we call them biscuits"  Basically, just living in the south (or being born there) doesn't make you a southerner and you never will be one.  If your FI isn't a southerner then your children (if you have them) will never be southerners either.  

I suppose by asking this question I'm already identifying myself as not a real southerner :-), but as someone who grew up in the south (but no longer lives there) and isn't familiar with this expression, what does make you a true southerner?  Don't mean anything malicious by this question; I'm genuinely curious! 

If you go back and read this thread, the OP is not in any way from the south. So I can't speak for @mysticl‌ on what her "definition" was but this is a direct response to the OP.

primafaba15

Ah, okay. I did get that much from the thread, but was taking this as a general statement rather than  necessarily a specific response to the OP's situation. Thanks for clarifying, sorry!