Wedding day

Soon your friends will get married, what to expect from a traditional Italian wedding? Italian weddings are loud and luxurious. You should expect an emphasis on religious ceremony, family and tradition. As a predominantly Catholic country, most ceremonies take place in a church – the bigger and more opulent, the better! Instead of bridesmaids and best men the couple select witnesses, or testimoni. Like other Western weddings, the bride’s father escorts her down the aisle, and upon exit guests throw rice onto the couple’s heads – an ancient symbol of fertility.