Polish wedding traditions

afigiel

My fiance and I are both Polish...just wondering what Polish wedding traditions there are that we could possibly do for the wedding.

Avion22

If you don't know any traditions, then how can they mean anything to you?  Have either of you ever been to any Polish weddings?   

Are there other ways that you can incorporate your Polish heritage into your wedding that doesn't involve traditions you aren't familiar with?   Maybe there is a food or delicacy you can incorporate into your menu?

AllyceB

Its pretty easy to google them but some of the ones I know of are teh bread and salt tradition where both of your parents present you with bread that is lightly salted and wine so that you are never hungry or thirsty and your life is filled with health and happiness.
 
Also I have heard of the unvailing and capping ceremony that happens at teh reception where the maid of honor removes the vail while the bride is surrounded by the single women, then a cap of some sort is placed on her head by a married women while all the married women circle around her. Sometimes the vail is tossed instead of the bouquet or is giving to the maid of honor

and there is the money dance

and of course pierogis and plenty of vodka!

I think it is cool to incorporate your heritage with your wedding but it might be a better idea to ask your parents or grandparents to see if they did any traditionally polish things at their wedding then borrow from them. It may give your tradition a little more of a special meaning to you.

adktd2boots

I second pierogies!

mandms08

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[QUOTE]If you don't know any traditions, then how can they mean anything to you?  Have either of you ever been to any Polish weddings?    Are there other ways that you can incorporate your Polish heritage into your wedding that doesn't involve traditions you aren't familiar with?   Maybe there is a food or delicacy you can incorporate into your menu?
Posted by Avion22[/QUOTE]
I don't necessarily agree with this. I am a frist-generation American on my mom's side. Our heritage is important to us. However, if I don't know any wedding traditions, that doesn't mean I shouldn't do them. It just means either my relatives didn't incorporate it into their weddings or I wasn't paying attention.

OP, I'm no help so my suggestion is to try google. There's a wealth of info out there. :)

afigiel

Yeah, none of my family has incorporated any Polish traditions into their weddings/receptions, that is why I don't know them. However, we both are very Polish and would like to somehow incorporate our heritage (even though none of our other family has.)