Swedish Wedding Traditions

Sweden is a beautiful land with great traditional and cultural heritage. Thus the Swedish weddings are also performed according to the traditional rituals and customs.

The parents of the bride to be perform an age old custom. Before the daughter leaves for the church to be married, the mother of the bride gives her a gold coin to be placed in her right shoe and the father gives her a silver coin to be placed in her left shoe. In this way it is said that their daughter would never become poor.

After the Swedish couple exchanges their marriage vows on the wedding day, the new bride wears three gold rings on her fingers. A Swedish girl receives a ring during her engagement. Again during the wedding the groom puts a wedding ring and a ring for motherhood into her finger. Thus, a Swedish bride receives three golden wedding rings.

After the wedding ceremony, the reception takes place where there is an elaborate dance party with music. The wedding cake is also cut by the bride and the groom together.

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