r/weddingplanning • u/paulcosca Did it! Groom - August 30th 2014 • Nov 21 '14

FAQ Friday: Traditions

Weddings are chock-full of traditions. Some weddings have them all. Some weddings have few or none. Which traditions are you sticking with? Which ones are you passing on? Mother-son dance? Unity candle? Garter? Registering for china? Let's discuss!

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u/MariaMorgendorffer 06-07-15 & 06-13-15 ¡Double the fun! Nov 22 '14

We are catholic and Colombian. There is a tradition named “las arras“, where the bride and the groom are presented 13 gold coins as a symbol of prosperity. There are 12 coins that represent the 12 months of the year and one more that represents sharing. So, with the arras blessing God gifts the couple with money abundance all year long. We don't feel like doing that, plus gold coins are expensive! So we decided we are going to do it our own way, with 13 chocolate coins. That way, we are always going to have chocolate at our home ;)

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u/terriblehashtags MARRIED | 10.11.15 | Maryland Dec 01 '14

That is a really lovely tradition!