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Wedding Customs And Traditions

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             Tossing of the bouquet is done at a Catholic wedding reception after the wedding ceremony. The belief is that the one who catches it will be the next one married. On the eve of her wedding, Scottish brides" feet are placed in a tub of hot water and washed by the crowd of people around her. The one who finds a married women's wedding band in the tub is believed to be the next one married.
             On her processional to the church, the first person to meet the bride outside is to join the processional and accompany the bride to the church before they can proceed with their own business. Outside the church doors a priest joins the couple together in marriage and later the couple proceeds into the church for a lengthy mass traditionally spoken in Latin. .
             As a Catholic reception the newly wed bride and groom are introduced together for the first time and take their places on the dance floor and begin the dancing. Other guests join them. Instead of throwing rice grains the groomsmen toss low valued coins to the ground indicating future prosperity for the couple. Upon being carried into her new home, a "bannocks" oatcake is broken over the brides" head and passed around to everyone. Completion of this traditional wedding includes the priest blessing the newlyweds, their home and the marriage bed.
             A Jewish wedding is less elaborate. A Jewish wedding begins with the signing of a marriage contract called a "ketubbah". The ceremony can take place anytime thereafter, no waiting period. The ceremony is usually performed under a "huppah", a wedding altar. Under this altar is a small table with a bottle of wine. This is broken by the groom to seal the end of the ceremony reminding how fragile life is. .
             In a traditional Catholic wedding, the bride is escorted down the aisle by her father, but in a Jewish wedding the bride and groom are escorted by their parents. After a short reciting of wedding vows, the groom gives a plain uncut gold band to his bride resembling true value and purity.


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