Watch this Greek Wedding video from youtube. It shows a lot of the Greek traditions that I write about on this blog including:
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The groom’s gift of flowers
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The koumbara shaving the groom
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The ceremony
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Crowning
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Greek Dancing
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Feeding each other cake
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Connected by ribbon
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February 16, 2008 at 3:03 am
Kim Calakoutis
I wish I saw this BEFORE I got married.
I didnt know about the tradition of koumbara shaving the groom. I wish I had.
He doesnt tell me all this stuff, but I liked incorporating greek traditions into the wedding.
June 27, 2009 at 9:42 am
siamavris
Kim – when i click on your name, the link takes me to your website. The photos on your site are amazing! You are a talented wedding photographer. Thank you for your comments
April 14, 2008 at 5:22 am
deeba
hi
want to know if you know any supplier of the plates which are used for smashing in the greek traditional dance where plates are broken
as i am organizing a wedding the greek way. i want a supplier in athens. i am organizing a wedding in mykonos.
cheers
deeba
June 24, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Rick
I’d like to know if there is an Orthodox practice of having “two ceremonies” in the Greek wedding. I know a couple who had a ceremony which was more like a reception at a house where the guests all signed a paper (probably as witnesses to the event). My understanding is that this event made the couple married. Then, in a few weeks or months they will have a huge wedding at an Orthodox church. As the couple are now living together, is the first event recognized as their wedding? Thanks for any help.
June 27, 2009 at 9:15 am
siamavris
Kim – I would love to know what you and your husband did for your wedding! Did you incorporate any Greek traditions?
Deeba – Sorry but i do not have the contact details for any plate suppliers in Greece. However i am planning to start a contact list of suppliers in the near future. When/if you do find a good supplier can you please forward the details to me? I wish you all the best for your Greek wedding!
Rick – Every country has different marriage laws. But most weddings are a combination of two parts.
The first part is the legal part. This is where the bride and groom sign a contract to join them in legal matrimony. Basically it is so that the two people can be recongised as a married couple under the law.
The second part is the religious part of the wedding and will differ depending on the religious choice of the bride and groom. If the couple are Orthodox, then they must be blessed and married in an Orthodox Church by an Orthodox Priest. This is so that the marriage can be recogised by the Church and by God.
I have some friends who did something similar to your friends. Mary and Frank met each other when they were in Greece and decided to get married. They signed their wedding contract and did the ‘legal part’ while they were in Greece. However, all of Mary’s family and friends lived in Australia. The couple wanted to share their wedding with Mary’s family so they decided to have the religious ceremony in a Greek Orthodox Church in Brisbane. This way Mary and Frank could share the experience of the wedding with the people they loved.
September 10, 2009 at 8:09 am
Anonymous
I want the words said by the priest and the koumbaro at a traditional Greek wedding ceremony
September 10, 2009 at 8:12 am
Grorge Anthony
I need words for my daughter’s wedding on 9/25/09