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German Wedding Traditions and Customs – Part 2

German wedding rituals begin long before the actual celebration. They reflect the best qualities of this people, their generosity, extreme accuracy, sparkling humor. Let’s take a look at Germany’s most characteristic wedding customs and see for yourself. Also read Part 1 on German Wedding Traditions and Customs.

We have been facilitating weddings for many years and we like to integrate different customs into our wedding facilitation. Email us via the Contact Us page so we can tell you even more about what kind of entertainment awaits you when you choose us as your presenter. But let’s look at the traditions first.

 
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German Wedding Traditions – Sawing a Tree Trunk

 

After the wedding ceremony, the German bride and groom can expect an old ritual. You have to saw a heavy log as a couple. Also, you need to do this with an old rusty saw. This ritual makes it clear to the bride and groom that all problems in family life must be solved together and that the division of labor between husband and wife is rather arbitrary.

Once the wedding tree trunk is cut, the real fun begins. All the floats line up and drive in a beautiful column to the banquet square. Each car in the motorcade is decorated with a white ribbon attached to the antenna. During the movement, all cars give a solemn signal without stopping for a second.

 
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German Wedding Customs – Kidnapping of the Bride

 
In the middle of the celebration, the German bride is usually kidnapped by a best man and hidden in a nearby room. A trial ensues for the groom, who must find and free his beloved as quickly as possible. It is better to do this quickly, because the groom is obliged to pay for everything that the bride drinks and eats before she is released. This old tradition has been very popular in Germany for several centuries.
 
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Wedding traditions – surprise joke for the wedding night

Seldom at a wedding does one find a pleasant surprise for the wedding night. The Germans have such a tradition. Even before the wedding, the bride and groom’s bed is visited by friends and relatives. There they leave funny surprises for the newlyweds. It can be underwear with a sharp motto, various adult toys, erotic images. Countless balloons are blown up in the room, which the bridal couple has to happily destroy in order to get to the marriage bed. Uninvited guests also try to hide several alarm clocks in the room, set for the early hours.
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